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COVID-19 news in Grey-Bruce Monday
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Grey Bruce Health Unit-run COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held Wednesday and Thursday this week. Wednesday’s clinics will be at the Wiarton Community Centre, at 526 Taylor St. in Wiarton, from noon to 6 p.m., and in Owen Sound at Sydenham Campus, the former school at 1130 8th St. E., also from noon to 6…
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City cleans up after second wind storm
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Hydro crews were reconnecting power for about 80 remaining Grey-Bruce customers who lost power Friday afternoon following Thursday’s wind gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour. “Crews have restored power to approximately 13,900 customers following yesterday’s storm and continue restoration efforts to approximately 80 customers,” Hydro One spokeswoman Alicia Sayers said. “The high winds…
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Winds Thursday leave more without power
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There were numerous localized power outages reported on Hydro One’s Stormcentre map Thursday in Grey-Bruce, as the second windstorm in a week swept through. By 5 p.m., the online outage map showed two areas of the Bruce Peninsula involving fewer than 100 customers, plus 138 customers at Sauble, fewer than 20 outside of Port Elgin…
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Nearly 40,000 Hydro One Grey-Bruce customers lost power in storm
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Hydro One restored power to more than 37,600 customers across Grey-Bruce by Tuesday and at mid-afternoon, sporadic new outages were appearing on the utility’s Stormcentre outage map. Fewer than 20 customers were without power in Meaford and also in Owen Sound, following the weekend windstorm which hit Ontario Tuesday afternoon. A Hydro One spokeswoman said…
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Nearly 40,000 Hydro One Grey-Bruce customers lost power in storm
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Hydro One restored power to more than 37,600 customers across Grey-Bruce by Tuesday and at mid-afternoon, sporadic new outages were appearing on the utility’s Stormcentre outage map. Fewer than 20 customers were without power in Meaford and also in Owen Sound, following the weekend windstorm which hit Ontario Tuesday afternoon. A Hydro One spokeswoman said…
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Some local power outages remain after weekend wind storm
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Hydro outages continued in parts of Grey-Bruce as of 11 a.m. Monday after strong winds knocked down trees and broke hydro poles in a wide area of the province over the weekend. In two of the remaining local cases a fallen tree on a power line was given as the cause. An online Hydro One…
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Arra doesn’t recommend take-home COVID testing locally
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The Grey Bruce Health Unit does not recommend asymptomatic COVID-19 testing due to low case counts in Grey-Bruce, Dr. Ian Arra, the local medical officer of health, announced in a news release Friday. That guidance comes in the wake of the province’s offer to give take-home rapid antigen screening tests to all public school children…
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Province doubles dollars for municipal infrastructure
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Municipalities received confirmation this week that provincial grants will generally double for infrastructure expenses next year. The money was mentioned in the government’s fall economic statement several weeks ago. But municipalities have been wrestling with whether to include it in budgets plans without a letter confirming it, Meaford CAO Rob Armstrong said. Those letters came…
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Bake for prizes in Big Brothers Big Sisters contest closing Dec. 11
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A Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey Bruce fundraiser aims to crown the best Home for the Holidays-themed edible house or cookie bakers in Grey-Bruce. The deadline to enter in under 16, over 16, and professional baker categories was just extended to Dec. 11 at 11 p.m. By then you must have paid the $25…
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Police investigating house fire in Georgian Bluffs
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Grey Bruce OPP report one fatality due to a house fire on Girl Guide Road in the Township of Georgian Bluffs.