Tag: Grey County
Peninsula murder trial starts in Owen Sound
Jurors in an Owen Sound courtroom Wednesday heard the detailed Crown’s theory of what led to the murder of a 36-year-old Toronto woman in Northern Bruce Peninsula more than three years ago. Grey County Crown attorney Patrick Clement presented what he said he expects the evidence to show over the five-week first-degree murder trial […]
Thornbury Ghost Bike serves as both memorial and reminder
A Ghost Bike now stands as a memorial to a cyclist who died this month after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 26 just west of the town of Thornbury. “Many of these deaths are preventable. We want a reminder out there for people to be safe and look after each other,” said David […]
Frigid temperatures and heavy snow cause closures and cancellations in region
High winds, freezing temperatures, and heavy snowfalls have impacted much of Grey-Bruce, and the wintery weather is expected to continue into Wednesday in some areas. An Environment Canada snow squall warning updated early Tuesday morning noted additional accumulations of heavy lake-effect snow up to 40 centimetres in some areas, with high amounts possible in areas […]
Police charge man after multiple grocery store thefts
Police charged a 37-year-old Grey County man with three counts of theft under $5,000 after multiple thefts occurred at a Thornbury grocery store. Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP officer observed the suspect in the store just before 7 p.m. on Jan. 18, a police news release said. Police suspect the same person committed three thefts […]
Counties to make their pitch to province at ROMA conference
Grey-Bruce politicians and senior staff will hear about issues important to municipalities and present their needs to their provincial counterparts at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference which starts Sunday. They’ll be among 1,900 participants from hundreds of municipalities and organizations across Ontario attending the four-day event at the Sheraton Centre hotel in downtown […]
Georgian Bluffs receives request for natural burials at Mount Pleasant
The Township of Georgian Bluffs is going to look into establishing a natural burial site at its Mount Pleasant Cemetery. At its meeting on Wednesday, council directed staff to bring back a report on the possibility of designating an area at the cemetery on Grey Rd. 17A as a site for what are known as […]
Federal dental care program for uninsured to reach more people in 2025
After a slow rollout, the Canadian Dental Care Plan is scheduled to pay a portion of dental services for more uninsured Canadians this year. Now entering its second year, dental coverage under the program was first offered to seniors, then children younger than 18 and adults who receive the disability tax credit. It is scheduled […]
OPP relief funding helps lower tax rate increase in Georgian Bluffs
The Township of Georgian Bluffs has finalized a 2025 budget with a municipal tax rate increase of 4.11 per cent. At its meeting on Wednesday, council passed a bylaw to adopt the operating and capital budget, which had been reduced by 1.47 per cent from a draft budget presented in early November. For the average […]
Local man first to get new publicly funded prostate cancer drug
A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life. After discovering a growth which made it difficult using the toilet in November 2023, doctors sent Fred Harrison for conventional radiation in Kitchener, then eight months of […]
Owen Sound council approves new snowmobile trail agreement
City council approved new five-year land-use agreements for the East Side Snowmobile Club and Stoney Keppel Riders. Council also delegated approval authority for such agreements with local snowmobile clubs in future to the director of community services. The agreements cover the city for liability through the user groups’ insurance by making the areas an official […]