Tag: Bruce
South Bruce residents divided as DGR voting nears end
Teeswater’s residents are divided by the prospect of burying spent nuclear fuel in a deep, underground vault, people said in interviews outside the community’s post office Monday. Nuclear Waste Management Organization has secured land for a possible DGR site northwest of Teeswater, part of South Bruce. If the area is selected, the NWMO would build […]
New emergency vet clinic opens in Owen Sound to cover weekends and holidays
Grey-Bruce pet owners once again have a local option for emergency vet care on weekends and holidays when most vet offices are closed. The new Bluewater Veterinary Emergency Clinic (BVEC) is now open and will operate at the North Heritage Animal Hospital (285 10th St. W. in Owen Sound) from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 […]
Obituary – Richard Picard
RICHARD PICARD Richard “Dick” Picard passed away, with family by his side, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine on Oct. 18, 2024, at the age of 82. … Continue reading Obituary – Richard Picard
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South Bruce RWTO care, share and welcome
South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) gathered Oct. 17 at the Ripley-Huron legion hall to share a meal, memories and show caring for others. It’s a tradition of the fall meeting to include an In Memoriam service for members lost in the previous year. Beverly Peterbaugh died in […]
Last day for voting on South Bruce’s willingness to host DGR
South Bruce voters have until eight o’clock tonight to signal their willingness to host an underground vault for Canada’s used nuclear fuel. Votes are cast either online or over the phone in the municipal referendum. Voter information letters with instructions were to have arrived in the mail approximately a week before the voting period. […]
Honouring our Local Veterans ceremony brings family together
West Coast artist Helen Downing-Hunter was just a newborn when the RAF Lancaster her father James Downing was piloting crashed in July 1944 while conducting nighttime air operations against Stuttgart, Germany, during the Second World War. But now, some 80 years later, it is through her late father’s war heritage that she has reconnected with family in Owen […]
Attack lose to Spirit in shootout, drop sixth-straight game
In a game that featured nearly everything hockey has to offer, the defending Memorial Cup champion Saginaw Spirit got lucky last. Sebastien Gervais lost the puck on what proved to be the shootout-winning goal — in the eighth round of the skills contest — but it slid under Carter George and into the net to […]
Tree dedicated in Owen Sound in honour of Sharif Rahman
As a brisk autumn winds lashed the lone oak tree newly planted on the south lawn of the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre, its tawny-coloured leaves rustled and swayed vigorously, but remained attached. It showed why the oak is a symbol of longevity, strength, stability, endurance and justice, and reinforced the decision to plant it in memory […]
International student cuts concern Georgian College, Grey County
Georgian College’s president has raised concerns about the federal government’s plans to reduce the number of temporary residents eligible to enter Canada and the impact that is having on colleges and communities, including those in Grey-Bruce. In an Oct. 4 letter to Grey County Warden Brian Milne, the college’s president and CEO, Kevin Weaver, said […]
Bruce County to launch ride-sharing app as short-term transit solution
Bruce County will promote a ride-sharing app as it works to improve existing transit options and lay the groundwork for a larger transit network. County staff continue to work toward implementing short-term transit recommendations outlined in the Bruce County Transit Demand Feasibility Study, completed in December 2023. Claire Dodds, the county’s commissioner of community development, […]