Category: Grey/Bruce
Report says the living wage in Grey-Bruce is $23.05 per hour
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour workweek to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 per […]
Story trios are a recommended way to talk out differences
Appreciative Inquiry helps cross rural community divides
Doctor shortage will send some cancer patients out of Grey-Bruce
Some local cancer patients will temporarily have to leave Grey-Bruce for care due to an oncologist shortage, Brightshores Health System announced Tuesday. All cancer patients will continue to be referred to Brightshores as they are now and patients with new diagnoses of lung, colorectal and breast cancer will continue to be seen at Brightshores. “Patients […]
West Grey hopes to have an answer regarding judicial review of Durham hospital decision before year’s end
West Grey’s legal team argued in front of a panel of three judges last week that the province should reverse the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s decision to remove all 10 in-patient beds from Durham’s hospital. West Grey communications coordinator Ashley Noble said that the municipality’s legal counsel provided an update following the Nov. 13 […]
The Downtown Dine Around returns to Owen Sound for a unique socially-focused food crawl
Reservations are now open for the third annual Downtown Dine Around. The unique evening includes a three-course dinner at three restaurants in Owen Sound’s River District hosted by the city’s business community to highlight downtown social services. With staggered start times of 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., and 6:30 p.m., groups of diners will learn about […]
City news: Bluffs building help, fire truck sale, cemetery niche, more
A pilot project will be extended in which Owen Sound building department staff will continue to provide building permit and inspection services for Georgian Bluffs. Also, city staff would support bylaw enforcement and any future short-term rental licensing program in the township by providing inspections and licences. The pilot started in May to solve a […]
Council directs city staff to limit budget increase to 5%
So far, Owen Sound homeowners are facing an overall estimated four per cent tax levy increase on their property tax bill, city hall estimates show. If estimates hold, for a home assessed at $232,000, taxes would increase by $178.25, or $14.85 per month, a report to city council Monday says. The city uses 2016 assessed […]
Crown seeks a one-year jail sentence for church arson at Saugeen
Sentencing for a man found guilty of setting a church fire at Saugeen First Nation four years ago will be on Nov. 27. Emric Thompson, 50, was found guilty in September of arson at the Church of Jesus Christ, at 379 Scotch Settlement Rd., and mischief over $5,000 to a pavilion there where worship services […]
Postal pickets go up in Owen Sound Friday
Postal workers picketed around the downtown Owen Sound post office Friday. Picketing started overnight and continued Friday. Some carried signs saying “C.U.P.W. on strike,” and one man waved blue and gold flag with the motto “The struggle continues.” Occasionally a passing motorist honked support. A spokesperson for the local workers was unavailable Friday morning. The […]
OSDSS Wolves sweep East vs. West High School Challenge Games to kick off HockeyFest 2024
Hockey hysteria has taken over The Scenic City. HockeyFest 2024 began Thursday inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre with the East vs. West High School Challenge. It’s the second year of the high school hockey rivalry games kicking off Owen Sound’s ode to Canada’s national winter sport. Elementary school kids burst in by the […]