Author: Clean Technica
Enrolment growth, new builds highlighted in BWDSB budget report
Enrolment growth, new school builds and a focus on student wellbeing and mental health are key pillars in a draft budget presented at the Bluewater District School Board’s business committee meeting on June 6 that includes a nearly $11-million operating revenue increase. Rob Cummings, BWDSB superintendent of business services and treasurer, presented the 2023-24 budget […]
Union: ‘Overseas owners’ shutting area auto parts plant, cutting 250 jobs
The union representing workers at a Wingham auto parts manufacturer is slamming the planned closure of the plant, a move it says will put 250 workers out of a job.
Bruce County paramedics receive exemplary service medals
Two area paramedics are being hailed for their exemplary service to the community. On June 1, Judy Brookshaw and Gloria Bowes received Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medals at the paramedic services committee meeting held at the Walkerton administration centre. “We are thankful to have paramedics like Judy Brookshaw and Gloria Bowes serving […]
Two Grey-Bruce areas added to provincial Lyme disease map
Two new areas of Grey-Bruce have been added to Public Health Ontario’s “estimated risk areas” for Lyme disease due to the discovery of blacklegged ticks, which transmit the disease. There are now three areas in the two counties identified on Public Health Ontario’s updated Lyme Disease Map after blacklegged ticks were found through drag sampling. […]
Bruce County fire chiefs issue county-wide fire ban
Hot and dry conditions across the region have led Bruce County fire chiefs to declare a fire ban on all open-air burning, with the exception of campfires for cooking and warmth. And with the ground bone dry and the forecast continuing to show little precipitation in the coming weeks, the ban could be in place […]