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Grey County to put more funding into emergency short-term shelter

Grey County plans to use increased provincial funding for its Homelessness Prevention Program towards emergency housing in the area, a need which has increased considerably over the past year. During Grey County’s committee of the whole meeting, the county’s housing manager Josh Gibson provided an update on the program’s 2022-23 investment plan, which saw the […]

Man arrested at gunpoint after police vehicles smashed

Saugeen Shores police said officers arrested a man at gunpoint after a fleeing driver collided with at least two police cars in a bid to get away early Wednesday morning. Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the Amanda’s Way area of Port Elgin about 3:48 a.m., a police news release said. Police […]

Doctors seeing urgent-care patients in Grey-Bruce with virtual visits

There’s a new, virtual urgent-care option designed for people who need to see a doctor but it’s not so serious that they need to wait for hours in an emergency department in person. By seeing qualifying patients virtually, the load on Grey-Bruce’s 10 emergency departments should ease and wait times for ER patients should shorten. […]

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Hicks to be confirmed as provincial Liberal candidate in BGOS

Liberals in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound are set to confirm Grey County Warden Selwyn Hicks as their candidate in the June 2 provincial election. A virtual nomination meeting is scheduled to take place Thursday night, where Hicks will be acclaimed, riding association president Peggy Hutchison confirmed Wednesday. Hicks said in an interview his decision to run was […]