Author: Great Lakes Commission
Howard and Epping to meet in A-bracket final at Port Elgin Tankard
Team Howard and Team Epping will meet in the A-bracket final of the Port Elgin Chrysler ’22 Ontario Tankard when Draw 5 begins Friday morning at The Plex. Both teams went undefeated in their matches Thursday and will now play for a chance to head straight to Saturday’s playoff contests. The loser will slide into […]
Otters complete sweep of Owen Sound in Erie
Christian Kyrou’s third-period goal capped off a second-straight win for the Erie Otters Thursday night as the Pennsylvania squad was able to outlast the shorthanded Scenic City club. With the 5-3 victory, the Otters have swept the two-game set. The Attack played both games in Erie with the league minimum roster size of 15 skaters […]
Population growth across the board for Grey-Bruce municipalities
The stats are in and the population of Grey-Bruce is growing. On Wednesday, Statistics Canada released the first results from its census conducted last spring, including population growth, and it shows that every municipality in the two counties experienced some growth since 2016. In Bruce County, the fastest growing municipality was Saugeen Shores, which saw […]
Grey’s budget comes in with increase below inflation, with no service cuts
Grey County homeowners, on average, will pay $29.30 more in county property tax this year. That represents a 2.88 per cent tax rate increase for homes not on the water, with an average 2016 assessed value to $279,580. The tax increase represents $10.48 per $100,000 assessment. County council unanimously approved the budget without comment. Budget […]
Grey-Bruce records 40th COVID-19 death
The number of Grey-Bruce residents that have died from COVID-19 now totals 40, after the Grey-Bruce Health Unit reported another death on Thursday. Along with 30 deaths in Grey-Bruce, there has been one death of an area resident who acquired the infection and was treated outside the two counties, while nine residents acquired the infection […]