Author: Great Lakes Now
A smaller patrol area and more leeway leads to drop in fine revenue for Sauble Beach in 2023
Less beach to patrol and an onus put on education rather than enforcement significantly reduced revenue and ticketed offences at Sauble Beach this year. South Bruce Peninsula bylaw officers issued just three provincial offences notices in 2023, compared to 740 in 2022. According to the 2023 beach bylaw and paid parking year-end staff report presented […]
Georgian Bluffs supports proposal to build steps to Bass Lake
The Township of Georgian Bluffs is supporting a group of residents from Bass Lake in their bid to get the approvals required to install steps and a dock on township property to allow them access to the lake. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, council approved a recommendation to support the Bass […]
YMCA just shy of $100,000 fundraising goal
The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce announced its Strong Communities Campaign raised $98,000, a bit shy of its $100,000 goal. “This achievement is nothing short of amazing, and it’s all thanks to the generosity and support of our donors,” said CEO Sarah Cowley in a statement uploaded to the Y’s website. The fundraising campaign […]
Team Bluewater members picked to go to Canada-Wide Science Fair
Six Bluewater Regional Science and Technology Fair senior students have been selected to attend the 2024 Canada-Wide Science Fair. Team Bluewater was chosen by judges during Wednesday’s annual regional competition at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound, among students in Grades 7 to 12 attending Grey-Bruce schools. There were 112 projects by 150 […]
It’s all over: Spirit sweep Attack, soar into second round
“We can take a run at this thing. All the pieces are there.” Former Owen Sound Attack head coach Greg Walters spoke those words this past August about his team on the eve of another regular season in the Scenic City. Walters’ run ended midway through the first month of the season, fired by the […]