Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Peace medalists inspire us to be ‘agents of peace’

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Acts of kindness and community-mindedness earned Joan John and Barbara Vandenbor this year’s YMCA Peace Medals Thursday in Owen Sound. The annual event has honoured 26 individuals and 13 groups from Grey-Bruce over the past 26 years.  John was nominated by the Grey Highlands Peace Committee for her work which includes founding JunCtian Community Initiatives […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Another fishing boat sinks at Stokes Bay dock

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The Canadian Coast Guard is back at Stokes Bay dock today to deal with another partially sunken fishing boat.  “The vessel was reported to CCG the morning of November 20, 2024. CCG will work with the vessel owner to ensure appropriate measures are taken to prevent further pollution within the marine environment,” a federal spokesperson […]

Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Local workload forcing Brightshores to curtail cancer services

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About 20 cancer patients per month will have to leave Grey-Bruce for care until a new oncologist can be found, Brightshores Health System vice-president Beth Morris said Wednesday.  That’s the estimated number of patients affected by the decision to relieve the workload of Brightshores’ oncologists by sending some new cancer patients to other hospitals, which […]

London Free Press

Councillors balk at adding more homeless encampment depots

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London’s program to provide people who live in homeless encampments with food, water, garbage cleanup and portable washrooms is on shaky ground, after city councillors floated a lifeline until the end of February. Councillors ultimately voted 10-5 at a meeting Tuesday of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee to endorse letting depots as they […]

Owen Sound Sun Times South Bruce Grey Health Centre

West Grey hopes to have an answer regarding judicial review of Durham hospital decision before year’s end

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West Grey’s legal team argued in front of a panel of three judges last week that the province should reverse the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s decision to remove all 10 in-patient beds from Durham’s hospital. West Grey communications coordinator Ashley Noble said that the municipality’s legal counsel provided an update following the Nov. 13 […]