Author: Great Lakes Commission
Rising costs make building affordable housing difficult: developer
A developer who’s seeking to build 829 housing units on land across from Georgian College told city council Monday he’ll make housing there “as economical as possible” but he’s never seen construction costs soar like they continue to do. Shakir Rehmatullah, president of Flato Developments, made the comments in response to affordability concerns raised by […]
Two drivers die Sunday in Brockton two-vehicle collision
Two drivers died in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night on Bruce County Road 19 in the former Brant Township, a South Bruce OPP said in a news release Tuesday. Police did not identify the victims. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Police received a report of the two-vehicle collision at 10:33 p.m. in Brockton […]
City approves hourly transit service but there’s a mood to do more
City buses will be moving to one-hour service from half-hour service this summer as a pilot project to save money. The city’s transit system is responsible for about half of this year’s $836,000 budget levy increase over last year, council was told Monday night. Council is grappling with how to make the system more affordable. […]
Oral health screening program back on track in Grey-Bruce
After school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic put a dent in the number of students who received in-school oral health screenings, the local program is back on track again. So far this school year the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s dental hygienists have screened almost 3,500 students in area schools, more than 2,000 more than […]
Work begins to prepare Sauble Speedway for weekend snowcross event
Preparations are underway to turn the Sauble Speedway into a snowcross track for when the sport’s national racing circuit makes a stop there this weekend. The speedway will be the site of the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association’s Royal Distributing Cup event from Saturday to Monday, the first time in more than a decade that the […]