Tag: meaford
Saugeen powwow ‘a way of life for us,’ dancer says
For Martin Kewageeshig, dancing with his daughter Alicia at the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation’s powwow Saturday was about being with family and sharing their culture. The Stoney Point residents, each dressed in their special powwow regalia, were among the dozens of dancers, who celebrated their culture and competed for money prizes. Hundreds watched them […]
Eat Local Grey Bruce faces closure; online meeting for members next week
A group of volunteers who strove to create an innovative, dynamic and new-age food co-op face closure for the second time in less than two years. No one from Eat Local Grey Bruce wanted to speak Friday, but the shelves at the group’s expansive Meaford warehouse were nearly empty and board member Jen Harrop confirmed […]
Developer proposing to build large residential and commercial village at Christie Beach
A developer is seeking official plan amendments from Meaford and Grey County to help pave the way for a new 135-hectare residential and commercial waterfront village proposed for the Christie Beach area. Parkbridge Lifestyles Communities Inc., headquartered in Collingwood, is seeking the amendment to construct as many as 1,250 dwellings west of Christie Beach Road […]
Police charge three more people in relation to rash of property crimes in Meaford
Three more people have been charged following a search warrant and concerning a rash of recent property crimes in Meaford. The Grey Bruce OPP and members of the Grey Bruce Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant on July 28 at a residence on Marshall Street. During the search, officers discovered two firearms, a […]
New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county
Grey County paramedics will work with county staff to secure suitable land in the Feversham area for the construction of a new ambulance base. The Feversham base will join a new larger base in Durham and new bases proposed for Ayton (2026), Thornbury (2027), and Cobble Beach (2028) all in an effort to keep up […]
Police receive driving complaint, locate and charge driver
Police laid five charges against a 54-year-old driver after someone made a driving complaint. Police were told at 1:07 p.m. on Aug. 3 that a pickup truck was “unable to maintain its lane” on Highway 26 in Meaford, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release. Police released a photo of the truck bed, which […]
Shore to Shore racers wait out thunderstorm before hitting the road
A thunderstorm that bubbled up threw a curveball at organizers of the Rotary Club of Wiarton’s Shore to Shore Race, but it couldn’t stop the Civic Holiday weekend tradition from going ahead. The start time of the annual road race across the Bruce Peninsula was pushed back to let the storm pass on Monday morning, […]
New hospital funding ‘helpful’ but doesn’t cover inflation
Grey-Bruce hospital administrators welcomed $8.566 million in new permanent base funding but some said it’s not enough. The money will be distributed $5,962,500 to Brightshores Health System, $1,808,100 to South Bruce Grey Health Centre and $795,400 to Hanover & District Hospital. Brightshores will see permanent base funding go up by 3.1 per cent. It’s […]
Suspected drug poisonings lead to opioid alert in Grey-Bruce
Another opioid alert has been issued in Grey-Bruce after the local health unit was notified of two fatal and two-non-fatal suspected drug poisonings. The suspected drug poisonings occurred in Owen Sound and Meaford over the past seven days, with fentanyl suspected in three of the cases, including one fatality, Grey Bruce Public Health said in […]
Meaford man arrested, property seized
A Meaford man faces several charges in relation to a rash of property crimes in the Municipality of Meaford. Grey Bruce OPP announced on Wednesday that members of the Grey Bruce OPP Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Marshall Street in Meaford just before 3:30 p.m. on July 25. […]