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Oxford partners with non-profit to help maintain homeless shelter services
Oxford County is reinforcing its bond with a non-profit organization dedicated to tackling homelessness.
Woman dies in second fatal shooting in Stratford in 11 weeks
A 41-year-old man is facing charges after the city’s second fatal shooting in less than 11 weeks.
Verspeeten family donates $500,000 to Woodstock hospice
Aa philanthropic family donated $500,000 to a palliative care centre in Woodstock.
Relative of one of two boaters missing since 1967 found: OPP
OPP have located a family member of one of two Stratford men who went missing while fishing in Lake Huron nearly 60 years ago
Two men fined for killing rabbit in nighttime shooting: Conservation officials
The provincial government has issued fines totaling more than $11,000 to two local hunters for killing a rabbit with a gun at night.
19-year-old killed, three others injured in crash south of Sarnia
One person was killed and three others injured in a three-vehicle crash south of Sarnia over the long weekend.
Grey County wants to talk affordable housing at spring meeting
Grey County will host a meeting in the spring to encourage affordable, near-market rental and attainable housing development. It owns lands in Markdale and Durham which could be used for affordable housing and county staff are looking at potential incentives to get it built, a report to council Oct. 10 says. Among those to be […]
Douglas County offers environmental grants of up to $4,000 – Great Lakes Commission
The Douglas County Land and Water Conservation Department located in Wisconsin, has up to $4,000 in grant funding available next year for environmental projects that promote soil and water conservation […]
Man calls on Grey County to act on local groundwater threat
Thorsten Arnold warned Grey County council Thursday that it must act to avoid widespread drinking water contamination due to a combination of local factors. This area’s karst geology is well known, with its shallow soil layer over permeable bedrock in places which reduces aquifer protection. The geology includes sinkholes and fissures which allow surface contaminants to […]
Raise your voice, improve your health: Singer, nurse start community choir
A Southwestern Ontario vocalist is partnering with a community health agency to promote group singing as a form of therapy for both mental and physical health.