Category: Ontario
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Ontario health minister vows not to end free private well water tests
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With assurances from Ontario’s health minister that free well water testing will continue, Grey County council took no action on a local source water protection resolution Thursday. Instead, the county received for information a letter signed by Carl Kuhnke, chair of the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Committee, and another letter from…
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Grey warden frustrated but still optimistic after ROMA
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Grey County Warden Brian Milne said provincial officials were clearly told at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto that municipalities need a better deal from the province but only time will tell if they listen. The mayor of Southgate left the three-day event, which ended Tuesday, searching for how to answer whether he…
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Province likely to hear many Grey-Bruce concerns at ROMA
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Grey-Bruce politicians will head to Toronto this weekend to meet fellow rural municipal leaders and try to get provincial ministers and their assistants to see things their way at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference. It’s an opportunity discuss common causes and plead cases to those with the power to help – even if…
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Police getting money to establish bail compliance teams
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Ontario is giving $900,000 over the next three years to the Owen Sound Police Service to help prevent repeat and violent offenders from committing serious crimes while out on bail, the government announced Thursday. The Bail Compliance and Warrant Apprehension Grant program is giving police in Ontario a total of $24 million to help establish dedicated bail…
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Bruce Power says refurbished Unit 6 back online
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Bruce Power’s Unit 6 nuclear reactor was reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid after more than three years of refurbishment, the company announced Sept. 8. The Major Component Replacement outage began in January 2020 and was completed ahead of schedule, the company said in a news release. By replacing and upgrading key equipment, the reactor’s life…
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Bruce Power says refurbished Unit 6 back online
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Bruce Power’s Unit 6 nuclear reactor was re-connected to Ontario’s electricity grid following more than three years of refurbishment, the company announced Friday. The Major Component Replacement outage began in January 2020 and was completed ahead of schedule, a company news release said. By replacing and upgrading key equipment, the reactor’s life will be extended…
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Province offering incentive to enroll in new energy saving program
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The provincial government is launching a new energy-saving program this summer and handing out incentives to families who participate.