Tag: Community
Five charged in Markdale drug trafficking investigation
Five Grey County residents each face multiple charges in a drug trafficking investigation that had been focused on a residence on Wellington Street in Markdale. Four individuals from Markdale and one from Hanover were arrested in relation to the investigation that began in the fall. Before 6 a.m. on Jan. 16, members of the OPP […]
Scouts from Canada and U.S. brave frigid cold to camp at Harrison Park
Four of them pulled a heavy wooden sled through the woods, blazing their own path into the deep snow. A gentle wind blew down large snowflakes from the trees above as a little girl, suffering from faux hypothermia, joked that the squirrels were attacking them. A volunteer from Flesherton, swaying side to side to keep […]
Politicians’ push to alter homeless funding may create ‘wasteland’: Ferreira
A push by some city politicians to redirect nearly $3 million from one homeless agency’s outreach and housing funding to keep their drop-in space open longer is generating concern, with downtown’s councillor warning it would create a “wasteland.” Set for Monday’s meeting of council’s community and protective services committee is a proposal from four councillors […]
Alzheimer Society’s SOUP’s ON fundraiser serves up the heat on a frosty Saturday
One of the region’s tastiest fundraisers served up hundreds of litres of piping hot soup on a frosty Saturday afternoon inside the Bayshore on Saturday. Over 630 people flooded into the fourth annual Alzheimer Society Grey-Bruce SOUP’S ON and Silent Auction. Ten soup vendors served up 18 different varieties. But only one could be named […]
Downtown church takes rare step amid cold, opens doors as overnight shelter
For the first time in recent memory, one of London’s historical central cathedrals opened its doors to bring homeless Londoners out of the extreme cold Thursday and Friday night. St. Paul’s Cathedral, which recently underwent a significant renovation to encourage more community and arts use, welcomed roughly 50 people into its historic chapel to stay […]