Author: The London Free Press
Blue Mountains has tools to manage rapid growth: Mayor
The rapid growth experienced in recent years has posed challenges for the Town of the Blue Mountains, but the municipality’s mayor said Friday that they are managing it well. Alar Soever said Friday that the municipality is in pretty good shape to deal with the growth with the planning and infrastructure already in place to […]
COVID: outbreak at Rockwood Terrace declared over by health unit
A COVID-19 outbreak at Rockwood Terrace long-term care home in Durham declared just before Christmas is now over. The Grey Bruce Health Unit declared the outbreak over on Friday. It was first declared on Dec. 23. Three local long-term care and retirement homes remain with ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks. They are Kelso Pines in Owen Sound, […]
Grey to tout benefits of residential density, study ‘green’ standards
Planning students will help Grey County staff by preparing what staff dub a “density is not a dirty word” residential development guide as a tool for public education, and by surveying “green” development standards. Guelph University rural planning and development master’s students will present their findings in April. The savings to the county by enlisting […]
Grey County task force on mental health, addiction taking shape
Grey County council endorsed the creation and mandate of a Mental Health and Addictions Task Force Thursday, and expanded county councillor representation to accommodate more members who wanted to join. The increasing problems seen in Grey County to do with mental health and addiction prompted Chatsworth Mayor Scott Mackey to propose this task force last […]
Save Georgian Bay volunteers to brave the icy waters in fundraising effort
A group in opposition to TC Energy’s proposed hydroelectric pumped storage facility in Meaford is taking their fight to the frigid waters. The Save the Bay Polar Dip is set for Feb. 27 from 1 to 2 p.m., at Fred Raper Park in Meaford. The Save Georgian Bay team has raised nearly $8,000 of their […]