Author: Clean Technica
Beatrice Beauty Shoppe in Owen Sound to close after nearly 100 years
For nearly 100 years Beatrice Beauty Shoppe in Owen Sound has helped city residents look their best for weddings, graduations, portraits and the simple day-to-day. Since the mid-1930s, three generations of the Ward family have operated the shop and taken care of loyal customers from its downtown Owen Sound location. From labour-intensive big-bodied perms to […]
Shallow Lake, Walkerton win OHMA championships
A pair of Grey-Bruce minor hockey teams returned home with red hats and medals after a golden weekend at the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships. The Shallow Lake Lakers under-11 squad dominated the OMHA Tier 3 championship in Windsor finishing a perfect 6-0 and outscoring opponents 48-11 en route to the gold medal and red […]
Meaford, cottagers resolving waterfront property ambiguity
The postscript to a pandora’s box-like tale in Meaford is nearing its final chapter. Years ago, cottagers at the north end of Georgian Beach Road engaged in a decade-long waterfront property dispute with the municipality, which ended up costing Meaford taxpayers over $1.6 million in court costs and legal fees. And it all started in […]
Ice Hawks girls hockey program soars to new heights
The Owen Sound Ice Hawks glided to record success with its registration this season but the program’s executives are hoping things really take flight in 2022-23. The Owen Sound Girls Hockey (OSGH) program has grown steadily since 2014 when free registration was offered to attract new players. By 2018, registration was just over 100 players […]
Grey-Bruce economic region has second lowest unemployment rate in province
New figures from Statistics Canada show the Grey-Bruce economic region’s unemployment rate is holding steady at pre-pandemic levels. The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region’s unemployment rate decreased 0.1 per cent in March to 4.5 per cent and remains the second-lowest in the province. Those figures remain unadjusted for seasonality. “We are continuing to see that the […]