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Outpatient services expanding at Durham hospital

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South Bruce Grey Health Centre is expanding outpatient services at its Durham hospital to include a cardiology clinic, pediatric mental health services and a hip and knee replacement clinic. “There is very high demand for all of these services in our areas, so this will be a welcome addition not onlt for the Durham site, […]

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Proposed conservation authority changes closely watched in Grey-Bruce

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The Ontario government’s plans to make sweeping changes to the province’s conservation authority system has some concerned about the impacts in Grey-Bruce. On Friday, the province announced it would soon introduce legislation to create an Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) that will oversee a revamped system in which the province’s current makeup of 36 conservation […]

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New historical novel examines the life of lighthouse builder John Brown

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A new novel sheds light on the history of builder John Brown and his local lighthouse legacy. Retired archivist Diane Allengame spent ten years researching the Imperial Tower Lighthouses that remain landmarks at Point Clark, Chantry Island, Cove Island, Griffith Island, Christian Island, and Nottawasaga Island. The result is Allengame’s latest novel, Brilliant Obsession: Building […]