Owen Sound Sun Times

Potential measles exposure at Owen Sound hospital emerg

5 min read

Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the community of a possible measles exposure after a local resident with the virus attended the emergency department at the Owen Sound hospital on April 2 and 3. Public health has identified the ED at the Brightshores Health System hospital as a potential measles exposure location during their contract-identification […]

Great Lakes Now

Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment

10 min read

Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.

April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. On that day, two boats — one with an American flag representing American autoworkers and one with a Canadian flag representing Canadian autoworkers — met in the middle of the Detroit River to hold a wake, symbolizing the death of the river from pollution.

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Survivors of opioid epidemic gather in Owen Sound to mourn and raise awareness

7 min read

It’s been five years since Galja Sheardown’s husband died of an opioid overdose at their Owen Sound home. Five years since Sheardown turned pain into advocacy, and five years of being the driving force behind the city’s annual We Remember Them event that took place downtown Saturday morning at the Owen Sound Famers’ Market. Those […]