Tag: 2022
Temporary overdose prevention sites eyed in Oxford, Elgin
With approval of supervised drug use sites paused by the provincial government, an area health unitâs top doctor is exploring alternative options to address an increase in opioid-related deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Collingwood man admits to murder, sentencing in September
A Collingwood man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of his wife, which he staged to look like a fiery car crash in January 2023 in Blue Mountains. James William Schwalm, now 40, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on June 20. He had been charged with first-degree murder in Superior Court […]
Invasive spotted lanternfly confirmed in Michigan — second time since 2022 | Bridge Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has detected a population of spotted lanternflies in Monroe County. The invasive insects excrete a sticky liquid that can grow a âsooty moldâ deadly to plants….
New book from Goderich great-grandmother was 50 years in the making
GODERICH – Half a century in the making, Goderich resident Sally Walker’s novel, 101, is based on a time in her life when she found herself overwhelmed in a new teaching job. Walker started the outline for 101 about 50 years ago, wanting to describe what life was like in the 1960s and 1970s for […]
Man receives conditional sentence for aggravated assault
A 62-year-old Owen Sound man pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for pushing a 38-year-old woman down the fire escape at his apartment and he received an 18-month conditional sentence. Austin Soucoup pleaded guilty and was sentenced June 17 in Owen Sound’s Superior Court of Justice, court staff confirmed. Soucoup’s lawyer, Anya Shahabi, confirmed her client […]
Georgian Bluffs goes over first draft of short-term rental program
Georgian Bluffs council has been presented the first draft of a short-term rental accommodations licensing program. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, council supported the first draft with some feedback on potential adjustments. The plan is for the final framework to be presented for council’s approval in September. The licensing program would […]
Legacies live on as Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame reopens at Owen Sound legion Sunday
Music has a funny way of distorting time. When the Ridge River Ramblers started into Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl Sunday afternoon at the grand reopening of the Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound you could close your eyes and imagine a time before the fire when […]
London-based VersaBank forecasts 10-fold growth amid U.S. expansion
Londonâs little bank that grew is growing into the massive U.S. market.
Pearson: Volunteering act of defiance against darkening age
This city’s volunteers and the organizations they assist define London’s endless search for fairness, opportunity, prosperity, and inclusion
London cannabis company Indiva granted creditor protection
A London-based cannabis company has been granted creditor protection and plans to sell the business amid wide-spread turmoil in the marijuana industry.