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Trio of Owen Sound Attack prospects invited to OHL top prospects game
A goalie, a defenceman and a forward. The Owen Sound Attack are well covered when it comes to coveted prospects with a trio of them invited to the Ontario Hockey League’s inaugural Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game. Matthew Koprowski, David Bedkowski and Harry Nansi will take to the ice on Jan. 15 in Brantford […]
More than 7,000 ash trees removed from Stoney Island Conservation Area
Now that the ash tree removal project at Stoney Island Conservation Area is complete, the conservation authority is reassuring visitors that the property’s current state is intentional. “What may seem messy to the eye is actually very important for forest health,” Donna Lacey, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) manager of forestry and lands, said in […]
West Grey mayor worries about Durham’s new frazil ice threat
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles is worried the threat of frazil ice — the slush that clogged up the Saugeen River in Durham in 1997, flooded part of town and displaced a couple hundred people — will be a bigger threat this year. Sometime after that frazil ice jam at a bend in the Saugeen […]
Grey County trail first in Ontario available to snowmobilers
Mother Nature has delivered the snow and local snowmobile club volunteers have taken advantage of it, with Grey-Bruce gaining the distinction of having the first trail available in the province this season. The B110 trail on Grey County’s CP Rail Trail has opened for riding this week from Dundalk to Owen Sound, after local clubs […]
Grey-Bruce experiences second suspected fatal overdose in a week
A second suspected fatal drug overdose in a week has been reported to Grey Bruce Public Health. The latest fatality, along with five other suspected non-fatal drug poisonings over a 72-hour period between Friday and Monday led the local health unit to issue an opioid alert to its community partners and the public. The alert […]
Lambton College international student killed in stabbing
An international student from India who was studying at Lambton College was fatally stabbed in an altercation Sunday at a Sarnia rooming house, multiple sources say. Gurasis Singh, 22, was in his first year studying business management, the Sarnia-based college confirmed in a statement Tuesday. âStudents are at the heart of Lambton College, and the […]
Owen Sound council adds fire hall reno to five-year plan
A renovation at Owen Sound’s fire hall has been added to the city’s five-year capital plan, but the extent of the work to be done still isn’t known. At its meeting on Monday, city council approved a recommendation from the Nov. 14 corporate services committee to include the Owen Sound fire station expansion and renovation […]
Lowered London minimum ceiling height of six feet moves ahead
A city council committee has given its endorsement to reducing the minimum ceiling height in London to barely more than six feet to align with Ontario’s building code. Councillors voted 3-1 in favour of the tweak to London’s property standards bylaw, reducing the minimum headroom in a home by 10 centimetres to 1.85 metres, or […]
Great Lakes Moment: Michigan’s Port of Monroe fosters a blue economy that welcomes wildlife
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
Historically, the prevailing thinking was that society could have either a healthy economy or healthy biodiversity, but not both.
Cornies: An accidental career turned into a lasting legacy
It was undoubtedly Barbara’s warm personality, cheery disposition and ability to connect with strangers that persuaded the late Tony Bembridge to offer the 22-year-old a job in news features.