Tag: Hanover
Suspected drug poisonings lead to opioid alert in Grey-Bruce
Another opioid alert has been issued in Grey-Bruce after the local health unit was notified of two fatal and two-non-fatal suspected drug poisonings. The suspected drug poisonings occurred in Owen Sound and Meaford over the past seven days, with fentanyl suspected in three of the cases, including one fatality, Grey Bruce Public Health said in […]
Crime severity index data for Grey-Bruce, by police service
Statistics Canada’s annual crime severity index and weighted clearance rates for police services in Ontario include data for Grey-Bruce. The conventional crime rate is a measure of crime volume. It adds up all crimes reported by police and divides that total by the population for the area. This means a murder has the same impact […]
Grey-Bruce athletes dazzle at Owen Sound triathlon
Athletes from across Grey-Bruce put their stamp on the Owen Sound Subaru Triathlon at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park on Sunday. The local area was well represented at this year’s event, which included Olympic- and sprint-distance triathlons, duathlons, swim-bike events and relay races, and many were standing on the podium after crossing the finish line. […]
Brightshores announces senior leadership appointments
Brightshores Health System announced two senior leadership appointments Friday. Beth Morris, vice-president Clinical Services & Quality, chief nursing executive, will join Brightshores on Sept. 30, and Tim Pemberton, vice-president, Digital Health & Technology, CIO, CPO, will join the hospital corporation on Sept. 9. A hospital news release said Morris brings a wide range of […]
Grey County council agrees to pay local share of court security cost
Grey County council voted Thursday to start paying court security and transportation expenses not covered by the province that for years have been borne solely by Owen Sound taxpayers. This year, those costs will be about $230,000. Once the actual amount is known, it will be included in the 2025 county budget, once the agreement […]
SBGHC proposes crews not take mental health cases to Durham ER after 3
Police and paramedics are concerned about a South Bruce Grey Health Centre proposal not to bring people experiencing a mental health crisis to Durham hospital after 3 p.m. For now, it’s business as usual until agreements to make it work are put in place, said Kevin McNabb, the director of paramedic services. So far there’s […]
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
Police charge suspect after assault with ‘edged weapon’
South Bruce OPP charged a 24-year-old from Hanover after investigating a report of a serious assault. Police said in a release that they were dispatched on July 8 to a call about a serious assault at a property on Bruce Road 4 in Brockton the day before. “It was determined that the suspect assaulted the […]
Hanover police chase down two suspects in separate incidents Friday
Hanover police ran down two suspects in separate incidents Friday night. According to a police media release, on Friday at 10:25 p.m., officers responded to a report of a male acting suspiciously along the chainlink fence of the Westario Transformer Station at 7th Avenue in Hanover. When officers arrived at the scene the suspect ran […]
United Way of Bruce Grey opens registration for backpack program
The United Way of Bruce Grey has opened up registration for its Backpack Program for low-income families, and demand is expected to rise again this year. The organization announced June 24 that it had opened registration for the program, and they have already seen a rush of registrants. Fundraising Champion Kristy Andre said Wednesday that […]