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COVID-19 outbreaks declared at several Grey-Bruce facilities; new vaccine on the scene
There are 15 facilities in the region experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak including 12 declared within the last week, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s website. On Tuesday outbreaks were declared at Keystone Child and Family Services as well as Lee Manor in Owen Sound. Monday, an outbreak was declared at Elgin Abbey long-term care […]
Grey-Bruce economic region has second lowest unemployment rate in province
New figures from Statistics Canada show the Grey-Bruce economic region’s unemployment rate is holding steady at pre-pandemic levels. The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region’s unemployment rate decreased 0.1 per cent in March to 4.5 per cent and remains the second-lowest in the province. Those figures remain unadjusted for seasonality. “We are continuing to see that the […]
Realtors see a little help for buyers in federal budget
Local realtors welcomed the federal budget’s focus on housing but said it can’t do much to help people buy them while prices are so inflated. Steve Dickie, president of the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, said the new tax-free savings plan to help new homeowners put together a down payment will help “a […]
Grey-Bruce has lab-confirmed case of the flu
Influenza A has arrived in Grey-Bruce, the local health unit announced Friday. The Grey Bruce Health Unit said lab results received Thursday confirmed influenza A in a Grey County resident and that area health-care practitioners are being notified. The free flu shot is the best way to protect against the influenza virus, a health unit […]
COVID-19 case numbers rising in Grey-Bruce, but severity indicators stable
Public health experts in Ontario are calling a recent rise in COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations the beginning of the sixth wave of the diease, but locally the data is inconclusive. “For a trend to be a trend we need a few weeks not just a couple of days. We have seen an increase in […]