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Meaford rallies around retired couples displaced by Nelson Street fire
Two sets of grandparents lost their homes to a devastating fire in Meaford on Tuesday night, and the community’s outpouring of support has been “overwhelming.” Bryan and Helen Gelyk, along with Gary and Marg Lawrence, are the neighbours whose homes burned down on Nelson Street. Helen, a retired NICU nurse, is currently in Yellowknife, where […]
Emmet County Sheriff investigates violent incident at Blissfest
Lonn Hartman is being treated for his wounds at a local hospital after he sustained “severe lacerations to the neck area” while attending the Blissfest Music Festival on Sunday, July 12, according to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Department.
Community raises more than $115K for injured Oxenden cyclist
Community members have rallied to support a well-known Oxenden family after Heidi Smith-Tones suffered a serious brain injury while cycling on Grey Road 1. Smith-Tones suffered what police called life-threatening injuries from the incident on Monday, July 6, and was taken to the hospital in Wiarton before being airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in […]
Mixed emotions in Owen Sound following guilty pleas in Rahman case
Feelings of relief and gratitude that case is coming to end, along with frustration and even anger at sentences levied
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Sharif Rahman; accessories sentenced
Shortly after Sharif Rahman’s death, there were marches and a vigil. Many stood at the roadside along parts of the funeral procession route from the mosque to the cemetery.