Tag: grey bruce
United Way heating subsidy reliance is transitory, many heat with wood
A detailed look at who’s getting help with home heating costs through United Way-distributed subsidies shows most people use them as a temporary measure, for two years or less on average. The “majority of clients are not long-term recipients of energy support payments,” the statistical report prepared for the United Way by former board member […]
Doctors seeing urgent-care patients in Grey-Bruce with virtual visits
There’s a new, virtual urgent-care option designed for people who need to see a doctor but it’s not so serious that they need to wait for hours in an emergency department in person. By seeing qualifying patients virtually, the load on Grey-Bruce’s 10 emergency departments should ease and wait times for ER patients should shorten. […]
Province announces $7M in funding to increase staffing at local long-term care homes
The provincial government announced an investment of over $7 million in 2022 for long-term care homes in Grey-Bruce to hire more staff. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker made the announcement in a media release Tuesday. The $7,238,772 is part of the province’s commitment to ensure long-term care residents receive an average of four hours of […]
Grey-Bruce weekend COVID update
Regular daily COVID-19 updates from the Grey Bruce Health Unit will end Monday. There were 26 new cases of COVID-19 reported Sunday and 27 new cases Saturday, on par with the 26-case seven-day average. The cases reflect known new cases up to midnight the day before. Monday’s report will have Sunday’s data and will bring […]
Number of Grey-Bruce COVID-19 deaths rises to 45
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new COVID-19 infections Monday as public health indicators continued to trend down after the weekend. Reported cases do not accurately reflect virus transmission in the region but provide an accurate representation of the trends of transmission in the community, the health unit said. There have now been 45 […]