Tag: Grey County
Kite festival returns to Grey County later this month
The skies near Dundalk soon will be filled with dragons and giant squid when Grey County’s free kite festival returns on Aug. 26 and 27. Dave Meslin is organizing the second kite festival planned this year for a Hopeville farm at the corner of Grey Road 9 and Southgate Sideroad 15. Several guest kite fliers […]
Nurse turned veterinarian wins GBFW Award
A young vet who grew up on a swine farm outside of Seaforth is the winner of this year’s Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week award. The GBFW Committee recently announced Dr. Hannah Jansen as the winner of the annual $1,000 prize in conjunction with the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College, recognizing new veterinarians in Grey-Bruce. […]
Smoking leads to balcony fire at Parkway Apartments in Owen Sound
Careless smoking is said to be the cause of a highrise balcony fire in Owen Sound Friday afternoon. Owen Sound fire crews responded to a fully involved fire on the balcony of a sixth-floor unit at the Parkway Apartments just after 2 p.m. According to a media release from Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services, […]
Grey County’s green plans endorsed by council, with some hesitancy
Grey County council passed its Going Green in Grey plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions last year and Thursday it got an update on goals in the plan. Rebecca Danard, the manager of climate change initiatives for the county, gave the update to the plan, which councillors re-affirmed in a vote, with some expressing concerns […]
Nurse turned veterinarian wins GBFW Award
A young vet who grew up on a swine farm outside of Seaforth is the winner of this year’s Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week award. The GBFW Committee recently announced Dr. Hannah Jansen as the winner of the annual $1,000 prize in conjunction with the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College, recognizing new veterinarians in Grey-Bruce. […]