Author: Great Lakes Commission
Georgian Bluffs council presented budget proposing 3.22 per cent hike
Georgian Bluffs council has been presented with a 2022 draft budget containing a 3.22 per cent municipal tax rate increase for 2022. In a special council meeting on Tuesday, township staff presented the draft budget with the increase that would result in a municipal tax increase of $54.05 on the average home assessed at $290,000. […]
Planned convoy from Listowel to Owen Sound cancelled by organizers
Concerns around the Emergencies Act and how it could impact their insurance led organizers to cancel a planned “Freedom Convoy” between Owen Sound and Listowel on Saturday. And even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Wednesday afternoon that the act had been revoked, the convoy planned for this weekend will remain cancelled with organizers […]
Knights push over slumping Attack
Desperate for a slump buster the Owen Sound Attack didn’t need the London Knights to roll into town Wednesday evening. The division-leading Knights have owned Owen Sound this season. London entered the contest 7-0 against the Attack on the year. Brett Brochu and Luke Evangelista have been Bayshore boogeymen. Brochu entered Wednesday night’s game 7-0 […]
Health unit announces death of 42nd Grey-Bruce resident due to COVID
Another Grey-Bruce resident has died from COVID-19. The Grey Bruce Health Unit announced the death in its Situation Report on Wednesday. It is the 42nd death in the region since the pandemic began. Of the deaths, 32 have been in Grey-Bruce, while nine were among residents who acquired the infection within Grey-Bruce but died outside […]
Hanover man leaves $1 million for Owen Sound hospital foundation
The Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation has received $1 million from the estate of a Hanover man. On Tuesday, the organization received a cheque for $1 million after Mervyn Pfeffer named the foundation as sole beneficiary in his will. Pfeffer died on Sept. 18, 2021 at the age of 88. “It’s a tremendous gift – […]