Tag: Local News

188 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Grey-Bruce

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported another record number of new daily COVID-19 infections Monday, with 188 cases confirmed within the 24-hour period ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. New cases were reported from each municipality in Grey-Bruce, with Saugeen Shores logging the most cases at 43. Thirty-six of the new cases were from Owen Sound, […]

Concern as Ontario announces new measures to curb spread of Omicron

As the province plans to return Ontario to a modified Step 2 of its COVID-19 reopening plan starting Wednesday, there are concerns locally about how the new measures will impact businesses, low-income workers and others. The measures, which Ontario Premier Doug Ford says are aimed at blunting a surge in Omicron cases and prevent hospitals […]

Outbreak continues at Rockwood Terrace, no new cases reported

Another COVID-19 case has been resolved in a staff member at the Rockwood Terrace long-term care home in Durham. There are now four active cases among residents of the home and three active cases among staff, according to an update provided by Grey County on Monday. Six resident cases and four staff cases are considered […]

Fire does $350K damage to Southwestern Ontario century home

A New Year’s Day fire did an estimated $350,000 damage to a Norfolk County century home, a fire official says. A neighbour called 911 after spotting the fire at 2005 Old Highway 24, near Wilsonville, a small rural community near Waterford, about an hour’s drive southeast of London. Four Norfolk fire stations responded just before […]

Owen Sound’s Festival of Northern Lights wraps up

The Festival of Northern Lights has gone dark for another year. The last night of the 34th annual festival was on Sunday and board of directors Jamie Walpole said it was another successful year for the popular attraction. “It was really busy,” said Walpole. “It was a very, very busy year with lots and lots […]