Local health care organizations receive $3.2M in infrastructure funding

Four local hospital organizations and health care service providers will receive $3.2 million in funding from the provincial government this year to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers made the announcement in a media release distributed Friday. As part of the infrastructure funding, Grey Bruce Health Services receives $1,808,269, Hanover […]

Hanover needs space to grow but West Grey’s mayor is concerned

Grey County council endorsed an official plan amendment which flags West Grey lands abutting Hanover for possible future development for that growing town, one of two designated primary settlement areas in the county. Based on growth projections calculated after a comprehensive review, Hanover will need to expand. Discussions with its West Grey neighbour have been […]

Grey County, Hanover offer incentive to rental apartment developer

Grey County council has endorsed a targeted incentive that would see it forego an estimated $432,000 in property tax over five years to encourage a $60-million “attainable” rental apartment building development in Hanover. As part of the deal, Hanover would forego an estimated $1.05 million to encourage construction of two six-storey, 71-unit rental apartments to […]

West Grey man faces attempted murder charge in shooting

A 30-year-old West Grey man is in custody, charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Hanover Aug. 9. Brandon Boettinger was arrested at gunpoint in Ottawa by Ottawa Police Service’s tactical team and guns and gangs unit. He is to return to Hanover to face the attempted murder charge and others, Hanover police said […]

West Grey man charged with second-degree murder in death of father

The West Grey Police Service charged Kodie Hearsum, 34, with second-degree murder in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation involving his father’s death. On Thursday, in a news release, police identified Brett Douglas Hearsum as the deceased 62-year-old man discovered in the Walter’s Falls area on July 15. The West Grey Police Service later confirmed […]

Employers asked to register now for job fairs

Employers are invited to register to participate in one of three in-person job fairs planned for late March and early April in Grey County. These job fairs will take place in Hanover March 30 at the P & H Centre, March 31 in Owen Sound at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre and April 5 in […]