Bluewater board forwards parents letter detailing province’s plans

The Bluewater District School Board has forwarded a letter to parents with some details about Ontario’s plan to return to in-person learning on Wednesday. In the letter signed by Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore, it said health and safety in schools is a top priority and the […]

Man arrested after break-in, vehicle theft in Southampton

A Bruce County man has been charged after a residence was broken into in Southampton and a vehicle was stolen early Sunday morning. Just before 5:30 a.m., Saugeen Shores police received a call of a break and enter in progress at a residence. A man had forced his way into a home and demanded the […]

COVID-19 cases growing among London hospital workers as Omicron rages

COVID-19 cases among employees at London’s largest hospital have now nearly tripled from levels recorded nearly a week ago. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) now has 152 staff,  or roughly one per cent of its 15,000 employees, who have tested positive for the virus, up from 104 reported Tuesday. “This amounts approximately to one per […]

Chatsworth family welcomes Grey-Bruce’s first baby of 2022

Cassandra Abbott, Cory Wallace and their two children were preparing to ring in 2022 together Saturday night, when plans suddenly changed. The Chatsworth couple, who were soon expecting their third child, decided they would let Celeste, 7, and Roman, 6, stay up late so they could welcome in 2022 together as a family. But as […]

More income inequality leads to more COVID cases: Western researcher

A Western University researcher says his team’s research of income inequality in 127 countries found that countries with greater income inequality had higher rates of COVID-19 cases and more deaths, at least in the pre-vaccine stage of the pandemic. James Davies, a professor in the university’s department of economics, said the rate of economic distance […]