McQueen returns for third term as Grey Highlands mayor

Paul McQueen is back for another term as the mayor of Grey Highlands. McQueen easily won a three-person race for the mayor’s seat by garnering 2,346 votes to beat out former councillor Danielle Valiquette’s 969 votes and Don Alp’s 265. Incumbent councillor Dane Neilsen replaces Aakash Desai as the municipality’s deputy mayor while Paul Allen […]

Matrosovs wins four-person race for Blue Mountains mayor

Andrea Matrosovs won a four-person race for The Blue Mountains mayor’s chair Monday night. Matrosovs garnered just over 38 per cent of the vote with 1,564 ballots cast. Tony Poole finished as the runner-up with 1,084 votes while Joe Halos’ 783 votes and Elizabeth Marshall’s 620 rounded out the race. “It’s starting to sink in […]

Another justice option for Aboriginal people in Grey County

An Owen Sound criminal court exclusively for Indigenous people seeks to avoid jailing people while fostering more accountability and better results than would be seen in everyday criminal court, its proponents say. It’s not a trial court — accused people must be prepared to plead guilty or accept responsibility and agree to terms of a […]

Bruce and Grey counties to receive over $14.5M from province for ambulance service

Both Bruce and Grey counties are receiving millions of dollars from the provincial government to support the hiring of additional paramedics, wage and cost-of-living adjustments, and general ambulance services operations. According to a media release issued Tuesday, Bruce County will receive $6,355,411 and Grey County will receive $8,413,493 for a total of over $14.5 million […]