U.S., Canada both claim dairy victory

Both Canadian and U.S. officials claimed victory in the first-ever trade dispute adjudicated under terms of the two-year-old Canada U.S. Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) over U.S. complaints about Canadian dairy import practices under the new deal. Both claims cite ruling details but how can both be true? On the one hand, the three-person panel’s findings, […]

Downtown Owen Sound snowbanks to be cleared Wednesday night

Crews are to clear snowbanks in parts of downtown Owen Sound overnight Wednesday. Operations are to begin at 8 p.m. Vehicles parked in the downtown must be moved from parking spaces by that time to allow access for snow removal equipment, the city said in a news release. Winter overnight parking restrictions are in place […]

Owen Sound says no to Poutine Feast in 2022

Owen Sound has stuck a fork in a proposal to serve as a host city for a Poutine Feast tour this summer. Council rejected in a 4-4 vote Monday a staff recommendation to approve, in principle, allowing the free-entry event to take place in the 800 block of 1st Avenue East from July 14 to […]

Bruce County commits funds to reconciliation initiatives

Bruce County councillors have committed funds toward initiatives to grow Indigenous cultural awareness and  develop an Indigenous reconciliation plan. At its meeting on Jan. 20, the county’s executive committee approved a commitment to spend up to $150,000 to support a county Indigenous Reconciliation Planning Initiative. The first $60,000 is already included in the 2022 budget, […]

Grey-Bruce Health Unit

COVID: local COVID-19 death toll reaches 30

For the second day in a row, another COVID-related death has been reported in Grey-Bruce. Dr. Ian Arra, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health, confirmed in a text message Tuesday the latest person to die was neither a long-term care resident nor hospitalized. Arra has previously declined to declare vaccination statuses of the deceased citing privacy. […]