Category: Grey/Bruce
Buses cancelled as Grey-Bruce is blanketed in snow, squalls expected
More snow. More problems. Despite Wiarton Willie’s assurances earlier this month of a waning winter, the season’s end seems even further away after another dumping of snow overnight Wednesday and into early Thursday morning. All school buses in the region are cancelled. Environment Canada issued a blowing snow advisory for the area Thursday morning. The […]
Should city help seniors shovel after plows pass?
Owen Sound councillor wants report on how to help seniors clear driveway after snowplow comes.
Trump tariff threat provokes patriotic response in Owen Sound
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat prompted strong reaction from Owen Sound’s mayor and led to a soverignty declaration by Halton Hills.
Owen Sound approves 2.57 per cent tax increase
Owen Sound council has approved a total municipal levy of $36.2 million — a 2.57 per cent municipal tax levy increase for 2025. The entire blended increase, including provincial education and Grey County tax levies, will be 2.52 per cent. City council had stipulated that staff propose an increase of no more than five per […]
Owen Sound Field Naturalists to hear about forestry practices
The Owen Sound Field Naturalists clubs next speaker presentation features Dufferin County forest manager Kevin Predon and is entitled Forestry Isn’t Always an F Word. Predon’s goal is to cajole the audience into an appreciation (or at least an understanding) of commercial forestry and its progressive environmental practices. This talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. […]