Tag: Ministry of Transportation
Ontario to fund CP Rail Trail pedestrian bridge repairs in Owen Sound
The province is picking up the $1.3 million tab for the rehabilitation of the CP Rail Trail pedestrian tunnel that passes under Hwy. 26 (16th Street East) on the east end of Owen Sound. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers announced on Monday that the province’s Connecting Links program will fund the $1,325,539 project. “Active transportation […]
Commercial vehicle blitz results in 80 charges in Grey-Bruce
A four-day commercial motor vehicle blitz resulted in 80 charges and 46 vehicles taken out of service by police. The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Finance, Hanover Police Service, West Grey Police Service, Owen Sound Police Service, and Saugeen Shores Police Service, conducted a four-day […]
Thousands without power in parts of Grey-Bruce Sunday morning
OPP asks people to avoid unnecessary travel
Owen Sound requests extension of bus service to Guelph
The City of Owen Sound is seeking approval to extend its bus service to Guelph for up to a year as provincial funding for the service dries up. The Guelph Owen Sound Transportation intercommunity public transit service launched in the summer of 2020, connecting the two cities, with additional stops in Chatsworth, Williamsford, Durham, Mount […]
City hall cracks down on London’s ride-hailing scofflaws
City hall is clamping down on ride-hailing vehicles that are accepting cash from fares for rides not ordered through officially designated apps. After getting public complaints, city officials on Friday said bylaw officers have started fining drivers of what are essentially unlicensed vehicles-for-hire over rides they offer but that aren’t booked through designated apps such […]