Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county

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Grey County paramedics will work with county staff to secure suitable land in the Feversham area for the construction of a new ambulance base. The Feversham base will join a new larger base in Durham and new bases proposed for Ayton (2026), Thornbury (2027), and Cobble Beach (2028) all in an effort to keep up […]

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County staff exploring low-cost home energy efficient retrofit loans

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Twenty EV chargers are to be installed at Grey County facilities over this year and next, subject to funding approval from the federal Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program.  That’s one of the details shared with county council by Rebecca Danard, the county manager of climate change initiatives, during a review of climate change initiatives over […]

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Grey County council agrees to pay local share of court security cost

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Grey County council voted Thursday to start paying court security and transportation expenses not covered by the province that for years have been borne solely by Owen Sound taxpayers.  This year, those costs will be about $230,000. Once the actual amount is known, it will be included in the 2025 county budget, once the agreement […]

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GTR to cut stops in Shelburne to ensure room for Grey County riders heading to Orangeville

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Grey County is cutting stops in Shelburne to ensure riders from the county can make it to Orangeville. The Grey Transit Route (GTR) is a Grey County-operated rural transit service. Operated under contract with Driverseat Owen Sound, the GRT’s Route 2 is a popular run from Dundalk to the Orangeville GO station, which connects riders […]

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Provincial funding will help homeless move into permanent housing

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A local program that temporarily houses and prepares homeless people to live independently is now provincially funded. “It’s a huge commitment from Ontario Health for Grey-Bruce,” said Stephen Musehl, CEO of Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. The Ontario government agency has committed $853,600 annualized funding for the program.  “We’ve all seen the opioid crisis, […]