Tag: Grey County
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 […]
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 […]
Grey County businesses can soon apply for help improving their online presence
Grey County has received nearly $150,000 to help small businesses take their products online through the Digital Service Squad program. In a media release distributed Tuesday, the Grey County Business Enterprise Centre announced it is the recipient of a $147,000 Digital Main Street grant to operate a two-year program providing small business owners with the […]
Research team looking for Sasquatch witnesses around Owen Sound; Bruce Peninsula
The Sasquatch Society was formed by a group of students who are now shooting a TV pilot in the area.
Evacuation centre in Hanover to close, accommodations found for rooming house residents
The evacuation centre at the P&H Centre in Hanover is closing as alternate accommodations have been found for residents displaced by the early-morning fire that gutted a large rooming house and business on the town’s main street Thursday. According to a media release, the Town of Hanover’s Emergency Control Group made the decision to close […]
“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 […]
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 […]