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Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 […]
Police lay careless driving charge after school bus rear-ended in Meaford
Police charged a 31-year-old Meaford man with careless driving after a school bus was rear-ended Monday morning. No injuries resulted from the incident. According to the police, Grey Bruce OPP officers were on patrol just after 8 a.m. when they came upon a collision involving a school bus and motor vehicle on Highway 26 near […]
Three men face charges following weapons complaint in Wiarton
Grey-Bruce OPP have charged three men following a weapons complaint at a downtown Wiarton business. According to police, officers responded to a Berford Street business at 11:20 a.m. Monday responding to a report of three intoxicated men. It was believed one of the men may have had a rifle sticking out of their bag. Police […]
City news: Bluffs building help, fire truck sale, cemetery niche, more
A pilot project will be extended in which Owen Sound building department staff will continue to provide building permit and inspection services for Georgian Bluffs. Also, city staff would support bylaw enforcement and any future short-term rental licensing program in the township by providing inspections and licences. The pilot started in May to solve a […]
Christmas Store for CMHA clients needs donations of presents
People supported by the Canadian Mental Health Association will have an opportunity to go Christmas shopping at a unique holiday store on Dec. 4. It’s not really a store and items displayed on tables will have no price tags, but shoppers are invited to select items they’d like to give to loved ones. Someone will […]
Healthcare Trojan Horse coming to Grey-Bruce this month
A 15-foot Trojan Horse meant to symbolize concerns about the direction of healthcare in the province will be hauled throughout Grey-Bruce later this month. The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions’ Trojan Horse has been touring the province to decry what they call the defunding and underfunding of local hospital services as a prelude to the […]
Town of Hanover lifts precautionary boil water advisory
After almost two days, a precautionary boil water advisory has been lifted in the Town of Hanover has lifted. The town announced just before 2 p.m. on Friday that the advisory for the town’s municipal water system had been lifted effective immediately. The town said accredited lab sampling test results had confirmed the water meets […]
Boil water advisory for Town of Hanover water system
The Town of Hanover has issued a precautionary boil water advisory due to an adverse water test at its treatment plant. The town issued the advisory at 6 p.m. on Wednesday to those on the Hanover water supply system. An update provided just after 11 a.m. on Thursday said the advisory was still in effect, […]
Grey-Bruce home sales surge for second straight month in October
Grey-Bruce home sales continue to show strength in line with recent interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada. For the second straight month, home sales in the region were up sharply compared to the same month a year ago. According to the area’s real estate association, sales totalled 238 units in October, which was […]
Decorative lighting to go up in Owen Sound River District alleys
Decorative lighting will be installed in two alleyways in Owen Sound’s River District. On Monday, Owen Sound council passed bylaws to enter agreements with property owners along Carney’s Lane and Artists’ Alley to allow for the installation of catenary lighting in the two areas. The lights suspended on cables will be purchased and installed […]