Tag: meaford
South Georgian Bay tourism organization closing
A 45-year-old tourism organization is ceasing operations after its municipal partners decided to pull the plug, according to its volunteer board of directors. The South Georgian Bay Tourism Association’s board announced Wednesday the cessation of operations for the local not-for-profit organization, formerly the Georgian Triangle Tourist Association. “For 45 years, SGBT has played a vital […]
BAA Wrap: Moric and Leary win gold, Thunder blast Lions
SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL Emma French and Olive Eikins combined for 14 of the Georgian Bay Thunder’s 27 points as the Meaford school defended home court with a 27-11 win over the Grey Highlands Lions on Thursday. With the win, the Thunder improved to 3-2 on the year and moved into second place in the Bluewater […]
Charities benefit from 100 Good Men Who Give a Damn
Don Day said he got a good feeling after his new group, 100 Good Men Who Give a Damn, voted at its inaugural meeting to give the local Meals on Wheels program $10,500. With the enthusiasm of the men and the variety of them at different ages and stages of life, he said he thinks […]
Police find deceased person after investigation in Meaford
Grey Bruce OPP has located a deceased 41-year-old person after looking for a missing person named Eric in Meaford. Police expressed their condolences to the person’s family and thanked the public for its help. Police said no further information would be released, in a post on X Thursday morning. Eric had last been seen on […]
City council to weigh ban on additional drive-thrus
City council has asked for a report about whether to outlaw future drive-thrus with an interim control bylaw. Deputy Mayor Scott Greig proposed the report, preliminary to a future zoning bylaw update, which also could address drive-thrus. His motion at council’s meeting Monday proposed that the move be looked at to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Brightshores becomes the first hospital network in Canada to Light It Up! For NDEAM
Brightshores Health System and its five supporting hospital foundations participated in National Disability Employment Awareness Month through Light It Up! For NDEAM on Oct. 17. Brightshores is the first health system to participate in Light It Up! For NDEAM in Canada. All Brightshores locations were illuminated with purple and blue lights to spread awareness of […]
City staff critique county’s centralized planning proposal, councillors want more information
Thanks but no thanks. Planning staff for the City of Owen Sound laid out several reasons in a 40-page report presented at Monday evening’s council meeting why the city should bow out of a centralized planning and shared-service model recently proposed by Grey County. Council members on the other hand agreed they need more information […]
People gather in Grey-Bruce for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For 16-year-old Jorja Wilson, Monday’s ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Owen Sound was an opportunity to educate others about something in her own family history that she knew little about until very recently. It was only a couple of days ago that the Neyaashiinigmiing teen found out that her ancestors […]
Modellers reignite railroading passion in Owen Sound at inaugural CWHC show
A deep love for the twists and turns of railroad history and railcar modelling was displayed at the Owen Sound Legion on Saturday. The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre’s first-ever model show and sale for railway modellers and enthusiasts invited hundreds of people through the doors of the legion with over 50 vendor tables to visit […]
Supportive Outreach Services program receives health award
A program that formed in Grey-Bruce in 2021 to help the marginalized residents of a rooming house that was going through a COVID-19 outbreak, has been recognized with a new award. The Supportive Outreach Services (SOS) program has been awarded an Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for its success in improving the health outcomes […]