Author: The London Free Press

Both Grey and Bruce county councillors received snapshots Thursday of the homelessness situations in their communities. Just over 140 individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Grey County and another 64 in Bruce County participated in a point-in-time homelessness enumeration study, conducted jointly by the two counties and front-line service providers Oct. 18. Of those surveyed, […]

Kincardine’s 41st CBC was held on Thursday Dec.16 2021. Unfortunately a one day wind event hampered searchers efforts. Luckily mild temperatures and lack of snow made all secondary roads passable and still water was not frozen. The 56 species found is average but the total number of birds counted was way low. Our group didn’t […]

The new print at Sobeys is entitled “Loon Dance” by Canadian artist Cecil H. Ivey who was raised in Wiarton, Ontario. This print of two loons is painted using a time honoured tradition in the spirit of the Woodland School of Art . Ivey’s palette tends to be muted with a trademark “white space” incorporated […]

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is encouraging local festival and event organizers to apply for the provincial government’s newly announced Reconnect Ontario fund. The province is investing $20 million to provide support to municipalities and festival and event organizers that are creating innovative ways to help Ontarians reconnect with their communities once it is safe to […]

EPCOR’s Heart + Soul Fund supports Southern Bruce non-profits   COVID-19 has been a constant challenge for the non-profit sector. With fundraising the primary source of revenue for most of these organizations, the pandemic has left many struggling to survive. With a staff of just two people, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kincardine & District […]

In order to preserve critical care and human resource capacity across the Ontario health care system, the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) for the Province of Ontario has instructed hospitals to pause all non-emergent and non-urgent surgeries and procedures. This direction from the CMOH was provided under provincial Directive #2 which was released on […]

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has announced a new $10,000 grant for eligible businesses that are subject to closures under the modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen. She also announced that the Ontario government will provide additional electricity-rate relief for businesses, as well as workers and families spending more time at home. “I am well […]

Grey Bruce Health Unit, Bruce Power partner on Hockey Hub mass immunization across region   All eligible booster doses to be delivered in two weeks   The Grey Bruce Health Unit is opening vaccine appointments to all Grey Bruce residents eligible for third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Using the Hockey Hub model for mass […]

The Ontario Government announced, the province will move into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen, with modifications, effective January 5, 2022 at 12:01 a.m, due to the increase of COVID-19 hospitalizations. As a result, all indoor recreation facilities in the Township of Huron-Kinloss will be closed until further notice. These facilities include: • Ripley-Huron […]