Grey supportive housing for city homeless advances

Grey County is moving ahead with a plan to turn an Owen Sound building into supportive housing for unhoused people. Councillors voted Aug. 11 to hire JP Commercial Contractors, an Owen Sound company which bid $3,743,000 plus HST to renovate the building at 396 14th St. W. There were two bidders in the request for […]

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Bill Murdoch remembered as a ‘true leader’ who cared

Former Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch, who died Tuesday, is being remembered as a maverick politician who possessed personable ways and passion for his constituents and community causes. William Richard Murdoch died at Chapman House hospice in Owen Sound at age 77, after bouts of cancer over the past couple of years. The Bognor beef […]

Grey County, Hanover offer incentive to rental apartment developer

Grey County council has endorsed a targeted incentive that would see it forego an estimated $432,000 in property tax over five years to encourage a $60-million “attainable” rental apartment building development in Hanover. As part of the deal, Hanover would forego an estimated $1.05 million to encourage construction of two six-storey, 71-unit rental apartments to […]

“Middle class” priced out of local housing options according to new report

Community Foundation Grey Bruce released its data-driven housing report last week showing people traditionally thought of as “middle class” in the region are being priced out of affordable housing options. The Vital Focus on Housing report was created with the Community Foundation of Canada’s Vital Signs initiative, which measures community wellbeing through data-driven programming and […]

“Middle class” priced out of local housing options according to new report

Community Foundation Grey Bruce released its data-driven housing report last week showing people traditionally thought of as “middle class” in the region are being priced out of affordable housing options. The Vital Focus on Housing report was created with the Community Foundation of Canada’s Vital Signs initiative, which measures community wellbeing through data-driven programming and […]

Grey Transit Route uses data to optimize daily service

Grey County’s inter-community transit system is increasing the frequency of trips and improving route times for its ridership. The county has collected rider statistics and feedback about the Grey Transit Route (GTR) service since its inception in 2020 and is now using the data to optimize route schedules and daily trips. GTR service is now […]

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Hicks to be confirmed as provincial Liberal candidate in BGOS

Liberals in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound are set to confirm Grey County Warden Selwyn Hicks as their candidate in the June 2 provincial election. A virtual nomination meeting is scheduled to take place Thursday night, where Hicks will be acclaimed, riding association president Peggy Hutchison confirmed Wednesday. Hicks said in an interview his decision to run was […]