Tag: Grey County
For Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound provincial election candidates of lesser known parties, winning may be secondary
Some candidates enter elections with little thought of winning. While mainstream parties like the PCs, Liberals, NDP and Greens may be best known among voters in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, there are as many candidates for lesser-known parties running in the riding. For Ann Gillies, a candidate for the Stop the New Sex Ed Agenda, winning isn’t […]
Weather closures continue across Grey-Bruce on Tuesday
Intense snow squalls continued to result in road closures in areas of Grey-Bruce on Tuesday, while students across the two counties were home from school. Numerous municipalities, organizations and businesses closed their offices on Tuesday, while municipal services like waste pickup were delayed or cancelled. In an update from the County of Bruce on Tuesday […]
Grey County seeking funding for Grey Rd. 1, Nicol’s Gully Rd. projects
Grey County will apply for grant funding for reconstruction projects on Grey Road 1 north of Owen Sound and Grey Road 17B through Nicol’s Gully just west of the city. At its meeting on Thursday, county council gave approval to a staff recommendation to apply for federal funding through the Active Transportation Fund for […]
Grey County to begin consultation on new forest management bylaw
Grey County is putting a draft forest management bylaw out for public consultation that proposes to increase fines of up to 400 per cent for someone convicted of breaking the rules. The draft bylaw, presented to council on Thursday, proposes increasing the fines for a first conviction from the current maximum of $10,000 for individuals or […]
Grey County cleared in closed meeting investigation
Grey County has been cleared of any wrongdoing after a complaint was made about a closed meeting in August held to discuss sharing planning services with its lower-tiers. On Thursday, county council received an investigation report from its appointed closed meeting investigator, Aird and Berlis LLP, that determined the county did not break any rules […]