Tag: Hanover
Hanover Launch Pad centre closes under financial pressures
Mounting financial pressures led Hanover’s Launch Pad youth skills training organization to close its doors after almost 10 years, its volunteer board announced in a news release. Originally inspired to help young people amid the ongoing youth methamphetamine problem which exploded in 2005 in Hanover, the program exposed youth to career paths and provided a place […]
Counties to make their pitch to province at ROMA conference
Grey-Bruce politicians and senior staff will hear about issues important to municipalities and present their needs to their provincial counterparts at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference which starts Sunday. They’ll be among 1,900 participants from hundreds of municipalities and organizations across Ontario attending the four-day event at the Sheraton Centre hotel in downtown […]
Voyeurism charges after woman was recorded inside retail store: Police
A 55-year-old is charged with voyeurism after St. Thomas police say a woman was secretly filmed while inside a retail store
Free tax clinics help secure over $3 million in benefits and refunds for Grey-Bruce locals
A new report details how 28 volunteers helped Grey-Bruce locals file nearly 1,000 income tax returns and receive 3.3 million in refunds and benefit entitlements in 2024 thanks to free local tax clinics. The Grey Bruce Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Network provides free tax preparation services to low-income individuals and families across the […]
Traffic stop in Hanover leads to drug and weapons charges
Two people face multiple drug trafficking and weapons charges following a traffic stop in Hanover early Tuesday morning. Just before 3:30 a.m., Hanover police stopped a Honda CRV that had initially refused to stop and attempted to flee before it abruptly pulled over at the intersection of 10th Street and 5th Avenue, it said in […]
Counts held across Grey-Bruce for the love of birds
An annual Canada-wide census that collects data that is used to determine the population health of our fine feathered friends has wrapped up for another year. The annual Christmas Bird Count, which is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, again saw thousands of birders and nature enthusiasts fan out across approximately 475 […]
Grey-Bruce’s New Year’s Baby adjusting to life in the spotlight
Walter Boone Twigger-Swannell is adjusting to newfound fame and the bright lights of the outside world after becoming Grey-Bruce’s New Year’s Baby at 2:56 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, at the Brightshores hospital in Owen Sound. Weighing in at just over seven pounds and born to Devon Twigger and Travis Swannell of Meaford, Walter is […]
One person in custody following fatal stabbing in Durham
The West Grey Police are investigating a homicide following a reported stabbing in Durham on Saturday. According to a police media release, a 35-year-old man from West Grey was transported to the Durham Hospital where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. The West Grey Police say they have a man in custody in relation […]
Parenting classes for dads starting this month
A free 11-week course offers to help men in Grey-Bruce become better dads. My Dad’s Group is a longstanding program mostly attended by men who signed up on their own for guidance on how to be a good parent, said Liam Nicoll, the interim program supervisor. “It’s just expected that we know or we get […]
Saugeen Shores promotes Mighton to deputy chief
Jeremy Mighton is the new deputy chief of the Saugeen Shores Police Service effective Dec. 29. He has been an inspector with the service since 2021 and began with Saugeen Shores police as a constable in 2011. The official swearing-in ceremony will be held on Jan. 29, information from Saugeen Shores police said. Mighton received […]