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Police close Highway 10 in Chatsworth to investigate collision
Highway 10 between Grey Road 40 and McNab Street in Chatsworth is closed while Grey Bruce OPP investigate a serious single-vehicle collision. The OPP released a statement at 9:25 a.m. Thursday morning providing notice of the road closure and the ongoing investigation, which is being conducted along with the OPP’s Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement […]
Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 […]
More than $11K raised at hospital auxiliary’s annual holiday event
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary held another very successful Christmas Holiday Sale and Tea Room on Nov. 15 and 16 at the delightful Inverlyn Estates Clubhouse. Tracy Robinson and Brigitte Rauket did an excellent job of organizing this event and, along with their many helpers, set up rows of tables […]
Alpha Street fully reopening Monday in Owen Sound
Alpha Street in Owen Sound will reopen Monday to all traffic after it was closed in May for reconstruction. The nearly $6.8-million project upgraded the water main and sanitary sewers beneath the road and the added wide, paved path on the east side of the road. A pedestrian crossing now has flashing lights, landscaping and […]
Local workload forcing Brightshores to curtail cancer services
About 20 cancer patients per month will have to leave Grey-Bruce for care until a new oncologist can be found, Brightshores Health System vice-president Beth Morris said Wednesday. That’s the estimated number of patients affected by the decision to relieve the workload of Brightshores’ oncologists by sending some new cancer patients to other hospitals, which […]
Police lay careless driving charge after school bus rear-ended in Meaford
Police charged a 31-year-old Meaford man with careless driving after a school bus was rear-ended Monday morning. No injuries resulted from the incident. According to the police, Grey Bruce OPP officers were on patrol just after 8 a.m. when they came upon a collision involving a school bus and motor vehicle on Highway 26 near […]
Low attendance at SBGHC community engagement session in Kincardine
(By Pauline Kerr) The South Bruce Grey Health Centre community engagement session on Nov. 14 in Kincardine saw a very sparse turnout – fewer than 30 people, some of whom … Continue reading Low attendance at SBGHC community engagement session in Kincardine
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Three men face charges following weapons complaint in Wiarton
Grey-Bruce OPP have charged three men following a weapons complaint at a downtown Wiarton business. According to police, officers responded to a Berford Street business at 11:20 a.m. Monday responding to a report of three intoxicated men. It was believed one of the men may have had a rifle sticking out of their bag. Police […]
Report says the living wage in Grey-Bruce is $23.05 per hour
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour workweek to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 per […]
Doctor shortage will send some cancer patients out of Grey-Bruce
Some local cancer patients will temporarily have to leave Grey-Bruce for care due to an oncologist shortage, Brightshores Health System announced Tuesday. All cancer patients will continue to be referred to Brightshores as they are now and patients with new diagnoses of lung, colorectal and breast cancer will continue to be seen at Brightshores. “Patients […]