Tag: Grey County
West Grey reaffirms health care emergency declaration
West Grey’s declaration of a health care emergency remains in place, the municipality announced Tuesday. It declared a state of emergency May 28 due to concerns about public safety after South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced April 25 it would shift all 10 in-patient beds out of Durham hospital and add them in Walkerton and […]
GTR to cut stops in Shelburne to ensure room for Grey County riders heading to Orangeville
Grey County is cutting stops in Shelburne to ensure riders from the county can make it to Orangeville. The Grey Transit Route (GTR) is a Grey County-operated rural transit service. Operated under contract with Driverseat Owen Sound, the GRT’s Route 2 is a popular run from Dundalk to the Orangeville GO station, which connects riders […]
Council briefs: levy increase looms with $48.4 million in unfunded city projects
— During a bi-annual review of the city’s multi-year capital plan, councillor Carol Merton wondered when the city will face the reality that an annual one per cent levy increase directed to capital reserves in the face of $48.4 million in unfunded projects is severely lacking. “One per cent isn’t cutting it. It’s not even […]
Careless driving charge after crash involving buggy in Southgate
One person was sent to hospital and a driver was charged after a collision between a vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy in Southgate. On July 14 just before 8 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Grey County Paramedic Services and the Southgate Fire Department responded to the collision on Grey Rd. 9. Police learned that a vehicle […]
Provincial funding will help homeless move into permanent housing
A local program that temporarily houses and prepares homeless people to live independently is now provincially funded. “It’s a huge commitment from Ontario Health for Grey-Bruce,” said Stephen Musehl, CEO of Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. The Ontario government agency has committed $853,600 annualized funding for the program. “We’ve all seen the opioid crisis, […]