Tag: Bruce
Union blames province as London-area Children’s Aid Society cuts jobs
The London-area child welfare agency is cutting jobs and overhauling some services in the face of a “significant” budget shortfall that its union blames on inadequate provincial funding. Nineteen unionized and four management jobs are affected by the shake-up, said the Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex. Its executive director said spending cuts alone, […]
Bruce County Memories – Olympic gold medallist settled in Teeswater
When Teeswater became home to “the world’s first great woman swimmer” you’d think she might talk about her past life. Yet she shrugged off her accomplishments. Her daughter Betty Smith said, “She was so modest, and if her career was discussed, she’d say, ‘Oh, that was a long time ago and I did it because […]
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
Public health advises residents to steer clear of wildlife and unknown dogs as rabies investigations increase
The outdoors is calling as the weather warms and summer is ushered in, and that means an uptick in animal bites, scratches, and, sometimes, intense interactions with gnarly neighbourhood dogs. Grey Bruce Public Health advises people to avoid wildlife and exercise caution with unfamiliar pets as rabies exposure investigations continue to increase. GBPH said it […]
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Two members of Bruce County council – the mayors of Saugeen Shores and South Bruce – are asking the province to take a more wholistic approach when it comes to … Continue reading County urges province to pause health-care service cuts until wider impact on economic growth can be studied
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Tips on how to keep your cool during extreme heat events The latest round of extreme heat that Kincardine and area experienced last week has prompted Grey Bruce Public Health … Continue reading Beating the heat
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Person of interest sought in Meaford break-ins, thefts
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in relation to multiple break-ins in the Municipality of Meaford. Police have received video footage of the person of interest in relation to the break and enters that were reported to police on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, just after 8:30 p.m., […]
Grey Highlands man charged, $600,000 in stolen goods recovered
A Grey Highlands man is facing multiple charges following a multijurisdictional property crime investigation that led to the recovery of about $600,000 worth of stolen property. On June 17 one person was arrested following an ongoing investigation, and search warrants were executed on June 18 at a storage location in West Perth and on June […]
Man charged as police seize $600,000 in stolen property
Several police departments combined forces in an investigation that resulted in the seizure of $600,000 worth of stolen goods.
Union pans board’s plan to cut psychology jobs, hire outside staff
The head of a union representing psychologists with the Thames Valley District school board says she is âdisappointed and angryâ about the boardâs plan to contract private psychologists at double the rate of its own staff