Tag: Grey County
NDP to confirm candidate tonight in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
The provincial NDP in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound will field James Cameron Harris as its candidate in the Feb. 27 election. Cameron’s nomination will be made official Wednesday night during an online nomination meeting at 7. He’s the only nominee, he has been approved by the provincial NDP and he “stands ready to accept the nomination,” a party […]
Victorian ‘obsession’ with death presented in Grey Roots exhibit
Visitors to Grey Roots will see how funeral customs have changed since the Victorians. The centrrpiece of the museum’s new exhibit, “Going Out in Style,” is a professionally restored horse-drawn hearse carriage used until the 1940s in Grey County. It’s among 130 artefacts and images from the museum’s collection used in the exhibit. The exhibit focuses […]
Tariff talk has Grey-Bruce agricultural community facing uncertainty
A cloud of uncertainty hung over the Grey-Bruce agricultural community on Monday, with an expected 25 per cent tariffs on all imports going from Canada into the U.S. set to take effect. Late Monday afternoon, media reports said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had secured a 30-day reprieve from the tariffs, which were scheduled to […]
Grey County’s climate initiatives manager to speak at Owen Sound Library
Grey County’s climate initiatives manager is hosting a Climate Action Information Session at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. In 2022, Grey County unveiled its climate action plan, “Going Green in Grey, 2022-2050,” after several community consultations. “One of the key concepts of that plan […]
GB Arts co-founder says Grey County breaking makerspace promise
Grey County’s Sydenham Campus “makerspace” is competing with Georgian Bay School of the Arts and could put it out of business, the GB Arts’ co-founder said. Alan McIntosh said the makerspace within Grey County’s regional skills training hub is breaking a county promise to not run arts and craft courses, which are his GB Arts’ […]