Tag: Local News
Nawash Chief Veronica Smith lays out her priorities on eve of election
Chippewas of Nawash Chief Veronica Smith says her priorities heading into Friday’s band elections include dealing with the opioid crisis on the reserve, referendums on big issues including the DGR nuclear waste vault, and the housing shortage. Smith is completing a two-year term as chief. She served five terms as band councillor, from 2007 to […]
Thomson gallery launches online access to Tom’s art
In honour of Tom Thomson’s birthday, the art gallery bearing his name in Owen Sound has announced plans to digitize its entire collection. To mark the birth 146 years ago Saturday of this local artist of national importance, 70 Thomson artworks and related items in the collection are presented on the Tom Thomson Art Gallery […]
Overbooked judge delays sentence for man who pled guilty in body dump
Court scheduling and extra medical information has delayed until Friday the sentencing of the man convicted of helping to dispose a body in a barrel.
West Nile virus detected in Grey-Bruce
A dead crow in Grey-Bruce tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird to test positive for the virus in Grey-Bruce this year. No human cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease had been reported in Ontario or Canada this year, up to Aug. 2, a news release from Grey Bruce Public Health […]
Politician backs off opposition as Woodstock mulls supervised drug-use site
A Woodstock politician has withdrawn his motion asking city council colleague to oppose the possible opening of a supervised drug-use site in the city to allow more community input, municipal officials say.