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Funding will link more people in Grey-Bruce with primary health teams
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New provincial funding to help local people access health care includes money for Saugeen First Nation to create a health team to treat band members with non-urgent needs on the reserve. “This historic announcement for our community will avail funding sufficient for the recruitment of a nurse practitioner, chronic disease management nurse, occupational therapist, social…
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No frills budget tabled in Meaford keeps projected tax hike lower than most
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Meaford’s proposed operating and capital budgets will be put before the public at a statutory meeting on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Staff presented draft budgets to council on Jan. 15 with a projected tax rate increase of 3.47 per cent on the municipal portion of property tax bills in 2024 and a total tax-supported…
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Meaford ready to party like it’s 1874
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Meafordites are celebrating a sesquicentennial. Say that 10 times fast. The bayside community is celebrating its 150th birthday this year and the municipality is set to party like it’s 1874 when the booming little town formally known as St. Vincent (Peggy’s Landing and Stephenson’s Landing before that) was welcoming both steamships and train cars with…
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Anonymous donor commits to matching donations up to $1,000 in support of Eat Local Grey Bruce
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Eat Local Grey Bruce faced bankruptcy in early 2023. Now the local co-operative is ringing in the New Year with a donation-matching campaign thanks to an anonymous corporate sponsor. The anonymous corporate donation pledges to match donations from the community up to $1,000 until the end of February. In addition, Eat Local is offering a…
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Meaford to move forward with smaller land swap at track field after bid to purchase property fails
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The Municipality of Meaford and Bluewater District School Board failed to come to terms on a deal for the former high school track and field property at 87 Aiken Street. Now the two parties are looking to move ahead with a land swap to turn a smaller portion of the property into community parkland. The…
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Meaford pumped storage project advances
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Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith has advanced TC Energy’s $4-plus billion pumped storage proposal in Meaford and asked for more information. The Ontario Pumped Storage project would draw water from Georgian Bay into a gigantic reservoir atop the Niagara Escarpment at night, when electricity is cheaper, then release it back through turbines to generate power…
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Owen Sound compost site closing for season Jan. 15
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Residents of Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs and Meaford have until Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. to take Christmas trees and any other compostable items to the city’s compost site. After then, the site will be closed until April 1. The site, at 2450 28th Avenue East, is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
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TC Energy awaits province’s approval for $4.5 billion pumped storage project in Meaford
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TC Energy is still waiting to hear whether the provincial government will approve its massive $4.5 billion pumped storage project proposed for Meaford. Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith was expected to make a final determination on Nov. 30 after reviewing analysis from the province’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and following a 45-day public consultation…
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Meaford moves closer to regulation of short-term rentals
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Meaford council is a step closer to regulating short-term accommodations. Council on Monday unanimously accepted staff’s recommendations and directed it to bring back a licensing bylaw, licensing and enforcement plans. The regulation of short-term rentals is identified by the municipality as one of its top priorities and was an issue in the last municipal election.…
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Police searching for man in Bognor Marsh area
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Police are in the Bognor Marsh area looking for a 38-year-old man to check on his well-being. Grey Bruce OPP ask residents to avoid this area of Meaford. The man was last seen in Peel Region Dec. 2 and police identified him as Jason. Yesterday police got a report that he was in the Bognor…