Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

City staff critique county’s centralized planning proposal, councillors want more information

5 min read

Thanks but no thanks. Planning staff for the City of Owen Sound laid out several reasons in a 40-page report presented at Monday evening’s council meeting why the city should bow out of a centralized planning and shared-service model recently proposed by Grey County. Council members on the other hand agreed they need more information […]

Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

Road safety campaign continues to grow in third year after Eugenia tragedy

4 min read

One man’s road safety campaign which began in the wake of a tragic hit-and-run in the small tight-knit community of Eugenia continues to grow in its third year of operation. Ron Barnett’s LED armband road safety campaign began after a driver struck four pedestrians walking after dinner in a residential area on a Tuesday evening. […]

Grey County Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

More people looking for work in the region drives up jobless rate

2 min read

After dropping for five consecutive months the region’s unemployment rate rose 0.4 percentage points in July to 2.8 per cent. According to a report by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, which covers the area of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties, the region’s overall population grew by 400 in July while the labour […]