Author: Great Lakes Commission
Province commits to Walkerton courthouse renos, Brockton mayor says
Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody said Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey is promising to spend $5 million on Walkerton courthouse renovations. Peabody said the news was shared with him and other Bruce County officials at a joint meeting arranged with both Downey and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in January. […]
New SOS van serving as mobile clinic in Grey County
Supportive Outreach Services has added a highly modified Sprinter van that will allow the program to expand its services in the community. The new van has been converted into a mobile clinic designed to provide a safe, comfortable and welcoming space where trust can be built and care can be delivered with dignity, according to […]
Midwest Co-op says farm stores closures reflect changing times
Part of the problem is there are fewer farmers to sell to, as large farm operations swallow them up, Midwest Co-op general manager Allan Williamson said.
Hanover woman wins $100,000 playing Encore
A nice dinner and a few other perks are in the cards for a Hanover woman who recently won $100,000 playing the lottery. OLG announced on Wednesday that Wilma Hannivan had won the big prize after matching six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the December 30 Lotto Max draw. The retired personal […]
Grey Bruce Health Unit to apply “skills matrix” to board appointments
A recently refined “skills matrix” will soon be used to assess new Grey Bruce Public Health board members. “Over the next 5-6 weeks the board’s appointing bodies will have this helpful tool available to assess potential appointees,” an update from special advisors to Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said Wednesday. “No […]