Tag: meaford
Victim suffers burns in Meaford house fire
A house fire in Meaford resulted in a trip to the hospital for one person who suffered burns in the blaze. According to Meaford Fire Chief Courtney Allen, the fire began around 2 p.m. the afternoon of Oct. 2 on the second floor of a Lombard Street home in Meaford. Allen said the firefighting effort […]
Trades college and affordable housing tabbed for site of former high school in Meaford
Plans are in the works for Meaford’s former high school, as well as its neighbouring running track and green space. A Toronto-based not-for-profit is proposing to turn the site of Meaford’s former high school at St. Vincent Street into an engineering and trades college, while the municipality is setting aside funds and seeking the county’s […]
Grey County defers motion to buy football field for affordable housing
Grey County council deferred discussion Thursday of a motion to buy the former Meaford high school football field for affordable housing. The motion wasn’t dealt with in open session due to procedural concerns raised. Those concerns prompted council to go behind closed doors earlier than scheduled regarding the potential purchase and not much more was […]
Meaford program gives kids in need backpacks of food, toiletries
When a Meaford teacher discovered a student wasn’t coming to school because she was embarrassed that her family wasn’t buying shampoo, she wondered how many other kids had hidden needs like that which were holding them back. “Her dad couldn’t afford shampoo and she didn’t want to come to school as a teenager with greasy […]
All are welcome to enjoy family-friendly event at the Parkin farm
Saturday all are invited for a “Fall Day at the Farm,” at the Parkin farm just outside of Owen Sound. The annual Owen Sound Harvest for Hunger fundraiser gives people a chance to enjoy themselves, including by picking their own pumpkin and getting corn stalks for decorating, eating hot dogs and burgers, pie and butter […]