Category: Owen Sound Sun Times
Charities benefit from 100 Good Men Who Give a Damn
Don Day said he got a good feeling after his new group, 100 Good Men Who Give a Damn, voted at its inaugural meeting to give the local Meals on Wheels program $10,500. With the enthusiasm of the men and the variety of them at different ages and stages of life, he said he thinks […]
Grey County votes against eliminating alternate councillor per diem
Grey County council has decided to keep a per diem in place for alternate members of council who fill in when regular representatives are absent. At its meeting on Thursday, council voted against a notice of motion by Owen Sound Deputy-mayor Scott Greig that called on the county to remove the per diem funding from […]
Grey County reaches tentative deal with long-term care employees
Grey County had reached a tentative agreement with unionized workers at two of its long-term care homes. On Thursday, council ratified and approved the recommendations of its bargaining team to bind the new agreement with OPSEU Local 299. The two-year agreement is for 2024 and 2025 and covers workers at Lee Manor in Owen Sound […]
Town hall meeting Nov. 4 to discuss Summerfolk’s future
Summerfolk is facing extreme financial pressure and will consider downsizing as it manages rising costs and its debt, operations manager Jaret Koop said. The future of next year’s festival is not in doubt but changes are coming and the community’s input at an upcoming town hall meeting will help shape the next festival, he said […]
Police find deceased person after investigation in Meaford
Grey Bruce OPP has located a deceased 41-year-old person after looking for a missing person named Eric in Meaford. Police expressed their condolences to the person’s family and thanked the public for its help. Police said no further information would be released, in a post on X Thursday morning. Eric had last been seen on […]
Operation Christmas Child ramping up in Grey-Bruce
There is a movement afoot in Grey-Bruce to make Christmas a little brighter for thousands of children in developing and war-torn countries around the world. Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season is underway in the region, with individuals and groups now packing shoeboxes, boot boxes and other similar-sized containers with toys, school supplies, hygiene items […]
City council to weigh ban on additional drive-thrus
City council has asked for a report about whether to outlaw future drive-thrus with an interim control bylaw. Deputy Mayor Scott Greig proposed the report, preliminary to a future zoning bylaw update, which also could address drive-thrus. His motion at council’s meeting Monday proposed that the move be looked at to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Campaign to educate Grey-Bruce seniors about dental care programs
Bruce County and Grey Bruce Public Health are launching a social media campaign to help inform seniors of the government-funded dental care programs available to them. The campaign, which will include posters and other educational material in area communities, is being put on to educate residents about the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) and the […]
Third suspect arrested in October 2023 gunpoint robbery in Hanover
Police have arrested a third suspect in a home invasion and gunpoint robbery that occurred in Hanover more than a year ago. On Sunday, a man who was wanted in the relation to the robbery on Oct. 15, 2023 was arrested without incident by the Nottawasaga OPP, Hanover police said in a news release. Dan […]
Multiple charges in Georgian Bluffs partner violence investigation
A Georgian Bluffs resident faces several charges, including assault with a weapon against a spouse, following an intimate partner violence investigation. Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Grey Bruce OPP responded to an address in the Township of Georgian Bluffs and initiated the investigation. As a result of the investigation, police learned the suspect had […]