Tag: Grey County
Ontario ministry continues to investigate fatal industrial accident
An Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation into an industrial accident that resulted in the death of two workers near Owen Sound on Oct. 3 is ongoing. A ministry spokeperson said via e-mail on Wednesday that inspectors returned to the scene to continue their investigation on Friday (Oct. 4). During the […]
City staff critique county’s centralized planning proposal, councillors want more information
Thanks but no thanks. Planning staff for the City of Owen Sound laid out several reasons in a 40-page report presented at Monday evening’s council meeting why the city should bow out of a centralized planning and shared-service model recently proposed by Grey County. Council members on the other hand agreed they need more information […]
Sydenham club marks Bruce Trail Day with new youth program
The Sydenham Bruce Trail Club has launched a new program designed to get local children and teens out enjoying and exploring the nature that is just steps from their doorways. Local club members were at Harrison Park on Sunday for Bruce Trail Day, where they used the opportunity to introduce their new Youth Hiking Program, […]
Two workers die at agricultural elevator facility near Owen Sound
Two workers died at an agricultural elevator facility southwest of Owen Sound on Thursday and the Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating. A ministry spokesperson confirmed just before 1 p.m. on Friday that two workers had succumbed to their injuries after a scaffold collapsed inside a silo at the Sharedon Farms facility on Grey Road […]
Grey-Bruce clubs holding events to mark Bruce Trail Day
Bruce trail clubs in Grey-Bruce are preparing to celebrate Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath. The Sydenham, Beaver Valley and Bruce Peninsula Bruce Trail clubs are all holding events on Sunday to mark Bruce Trail Day, an annual celebration of the 890-kilometre trail and the the Niagara Escarpment it runs along. The Sydenham club, which […]