Tag: Friday
Province commits to Walkerton courthouse renos, Brockton mayor says
Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody said Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey is promising to spend $5 million on Walkerton courthouse renovations. Peabody said the news was shared with him and other Bruce County officials at a joint meeting arranged with both Downey and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in January. […]
Midwest Co-op says farm stores closures reflect changing times
Part of the problem is there are fewer farmers to sell to, as large farm operations swallow them up, Midwest Co-op general manager Allan Williamson said.
Grey Bruce Health Unit to apply “skills matrix” to board appointments
A recently refined “skills matrix” will soon be used to assess new Grey Bruce Public Health board members. “Over the next 5-6 weeks the board’s appointing bodies will have this helpful tool available to assess potential appointees,” an update from special advisors to Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said Wednesday. “No […]
Search for James Van-Veen Sunday organized by Please Bring Me Home
Heavy snow, unstable ice and hazardous terrain made continuing the search too dangerous for ground searchers, police said Monday, after looking for Van-Veen for days.
Grey-Bruce in decent shape with remaining road salt supply
While other Ontario municipalities are beginning to sweat as salt supplies dwindle, it’s all systems go in Grey-Bruce, for now. Reports have surfaced this week detailing a growing operational headache in places like Brockville, Pickering, and London, as supplies of winter road salt are running low due to near-constant winter storms and road clearing. In […]