Day: 2 July 2025
Suspected drug poisonings lead to opioid alert in Grey-Bruce
Another opioid alert has been issued in Grey-Bruce after the local health unit was notified of two fatal and two-non-fatal suspected drug poisonings. The suspected drug poisonings occurred in Owen Sound and Meaford over the past seven days, with fentanyl suspected in three of the cases, including one fatality, Grey Bruce Public Health said in […]
Ripley Medical Centre receives $10K donation for new exam tables
Three new examination tables are being purchased for the Ripley Medical Centre and Childcare Centre using a $10,000 donation from Miller Insurance. “A beautifully renovated medical centre needs new equipment to match it,” said Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray in an Aug. 1 news release. “The exam tables in the facility are over 30 years old […]
Woman dies after being pulled from Goderich harbour: OPP
A woman from Huron County has died after she was pulled from the water near the Goderich pier on Wednesday. Emergency crews and the Canadian Coast Guard responded shortly before noon to a report of an unconscious person in the water in Goderich, along Lake Huron. The woman was found by the Coast Guard and […]
One year later, Michigan starts helping teachers repay student loans | Bridge Michigan
Michigan will help cover student loan payments for about 8,460 educators in the first round of a $250 million program. Many districts didnât apply on behalf of their teachers, so only $17 million went out last month….
The electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer | Great Lakes Echo
By Gabrielle Nelson Lily Wilkin has four old phones tucked away in her closet — and no plans to recycle them. “I keep them for nostalgia,” she said. Wilkin works at Best Buy, the nation’s largest retail collector of electronic waste — from CRT TVs to hard drives to fans. Wilkin said at least two […]
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