Meaford approves 2022 municipal budget

Meaford councillors approved municipal budgets for 2022 in a unanimous vote at its meeting Monday. The municipal increase is 4.9 per cent increase amounting to $133 for the average residential property in the municipality this year. That’s based on an average assessment of $274,391. The estimated blended rate increase including county and school board rates […]

West Grey agrees to hear Owen Sound’s policing cost offer

West Grey council on Tuesday accepted an offer from Owen Sound’s mayor to provide a policing cost estimate for the municipality. West Grey council in a split vote decided to seek an OPP costing in December too. Council is to receive an OPP costing timeline update on March 15, said Coun. Rebecca Hergert, who moved […]

Grey-Bruce Health Unit

COVID: province set to ease restrictions Thursday

The Grey Bruce Health Unit said Wednesday its daily situation reports will soon be modified to “further reflect changes earlier this year to testing protocols as well as the status of the pandemic locally”. “Communicating the positive trends at this stage of transitioning from pandemic to endemic phase is an important part of managing risk […]

SBP council waive rental fees, allow legion to meet at town facilities

The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is waiving meeting room rental fees allowing Hepworth-Shallow Lake Royal Canadian Legion members to hold monthly meetings at town facilities for free. At the town’s Feb. 15 meeting of council, a motion was carried to waive usual meeting room rental rates with the understanding it would result in reduced […]