Category: Grey County
Grey forecasted to grow faster than the county predicted
While Grey County growth plans must consider impacts on schools by Ontario legislation, there’s no provincial requirement to consider impacts on health care. That should change, West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles told Grey County council at its regular meeting Thursday, and county staff agreed. “Publicly funded health care I think may be even more fundamental […]
City staff critique county’s centralized planning proposal, councillors want more information
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 […]
Lotto Max ticket sold in Grey County worth $40 million
Someone bought a winning Lotto Max ticket in Grey County worth $40 million. It’s half of a record-setting $80-million jackpot which will be shared with a winner in Quebec, from Tuesday night’s draw. Ontario Lottery and Gaming spokesman Tony Bitonti said OLG knows exactly where the ticket was sold. But it’s leaving it vague so […]
Road safety campaign continues to grow in third year after Eugenia tragedy
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 Transit Route gets boost from Dundalk to Orangeville
Dufferin County is temporarily paying to add a bus between Dundalk and Orangeville to make up a shortage of seats on Grey Transit Route buses. The decision means GTR buses are stopping again in Shelburne and there should be more seats available for residents of Grey and Dufferin counties. Grey County informed Dufferin County in […]
More people looking for work in the region drives up jobless rate
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 […]
Developer proposing to build large residential and commercial village at Christie Beach
A developer is seeking official plan amendments from Meaford and Grey County to help pave the way for a new 135-hectare residential and commercial waterfront village proposed for the Christie Beach area. Parkbridge Lifestyles Communities Inc., headquartered in Collingwood, is seeking the amendment to construct as many as 1,250 dwellings west of Christie Beach Road […]
New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county
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 […]
County staff exploring low-cost home energy efficient retrofit loans
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 […]
Grey County council agrees to pay local share of court security cost
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 […]