Tag: grey
Pedestrian dies in collision south of Owen Sound
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on the highway south of Owen Sound. Just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Grey Bruce OPP responded along with the Inter Township Fire Department and Grey County Paramedic Services to the scene of the collision on Highway 6 and 10. Police determined that a pedestrian […]
Grey-Bruce communities with municipal police forces request funding
Grey-Bruce municipalities with their own police forces are raising concerns about not receiving the additional funding their municipal peers who contract the OPP for policing are being granted. The mayors of Owen Sound, Hanover and West Grey have sent a joint letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers requesting equitable funding for municipal policing. Saugeen […]
Partnership providing housing for med students in Owen Sound
An initiative is underway to provide accommodation in Owen Sound for medical students, with an end goal of attracting more doctors to the area. On Monday, Owen Sound council agreed to a memorandum of understanding that supports a partnership with the Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP), Brightshores Health System and the County of Grey to fund […]
Bruce Power joining forces with Toronto Sceptres PWHL team
Bruce Power is now an official partner of the Toronto Sceptres hockey team. “Hockey is a big part of our community fabric here in the Clean Energy Frontier Region of Huron, Bruce and Grey counties and we’re thrilled to be joining forces with the Toronto Sceptres to promote women’s hockey and to show young girls […]
London police release photos of suspect vehicle in hospital shooting
London police have released photographs of a suspect vehicle linked to two shootings, one of them outside the emergency room at Victoria Hospital, over the weekend.
Accused over thumbnails: Inside one family’s digital nightmare
A knock at the door. A police search. A rose gold iPhone. Child pornography allegations. Shocking as the charges were against his son, a Woodstock father says the family ordeal that followed shattered his faith in the justice system. Brian Williams reports. CHAPTER 1: THE SEARCH WARRANT A knock at the Spina householdâs front door […]
Ontario Greens choosing local candidate Monday in Owen Sound
The Green Party of Ontario will hold a nomination meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in Owen Sound. Two people are running to be the party’s candidate for the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. The meeting will take place at Harmony Centre, 809 4th Ave. E. Joel Loughead, a Grey Highlands municipal councillor, and Natasha Akiwenzie, of Neyaashiinigmiing, whose […]
Local postal union president says government undermining workers
The local postal union president says the government is undermining workers by effectively ordering Canada Post workers back to work during peak mailing season. “You have a corporation that’s unwilling to negotiate with us now,” said Melissa Simpson, president of Owen Sound Local 582 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in an interview Saturday […]
Man hurt in shooting outside London hospital’s emergency room: Police
A man was in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting outside of a London hospital emergency room early Saturday, police say. London police responded to a shooting at London Health Sciences Centre’s Victoria Hospital emergency room at about 2:30 a.m., police said in a news release on Saturday morning. Officers found a pickup truck […]
Family moves into new Habitat for Humanity home at Neyaashiinigmiing
Keys to a new house are in the hands of its new owner, the 20th Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce home built at Neyaashiinigmiing since 2018. “This has allowed me to give my son housing security and allows me to continue to raise him in this loving community,” said Shaelyne, a member of the Chippewas of […]