Inflation, supply-chain issues increase costs for backpack program

Inflation and supply chain issues have resulted in the United Way Bruce Grey shelling out nearly double what they would have in previous years to implement its backpack program in 2022. According to Executive Director Francesca Dobbyn, the average cost to put together a backpack filled with school supplies for students jumped to $40 this […]

MIFF returns to Meaford Hall this year

After two years of pivoting to alternate formats due to the pandemic, the Meaford International Film Festival (MIFF) announced it is returning to the normal live event at Meaford Hall for its 16th season this year. Presented by the Meaford Culture Foundation on Labour Day Weekend, MIFF opens Thursday, Sept. 1, and runs to Sunday, […]

LookUp Theatre uses $46K grant to support free arts education for area youth

Recently, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers and Hugh Wilson, an Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) volunteer, met with representatives from LookUp Theatre to hear about the impact of a $46,400 grant awarded last fall. LookUp Theatre received a Community Building Fund grant to help with key operating costs like salaries, implementing online programming, and buying needed […]