Tag: news release
Two workers die at agricultural elevator facility near Owen Sound
Two workers died at an agricultural elevator facility southwest of Owen Sound on Thursday and the Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating. A ministry spokesperson confirmed just before 1 p.m. on Friday that two workers had succumbed to their injuries after a scaffold collapsed inside a silo at the Sharedon Farms facility on Grey Road […]
Inquest into deaths of seven inmates at London’s jail to start Oct. 21
An inquest into the deaths of seven inmates at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre will begin Oct. 21, the province announced Thursday.
Georgian Bluffs council takes first run at draft budget
Georgian Bluffs council has kicked off its budget deliberations, with a proposed municipal tax rate increase of just over five per cent. After a day-long budget session on Friday, council directed staff to prepare a draft 2025 budget that maintains a tax rate increase of 5.14 per cent. For the average single-family detached home assessed at […]
Owen Sound man charged in relation to crash on Grey-Bruce Line
An Owen Sound man involved in a motorcycle crash on the Grey-Bruce Line near Chesley on Sunday is facing a number of charges. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Grey Bruce OPP responded to a call that a threat had occurred on Sept. 14 in Park Head in South Bruce Peninsula, according to an OPP […]
Province highlights local Catholic school board results
The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board has something to celebrate in its latest annual provincial standardized test results. The Ministry of Education even acknowledged the board’s improvements in Grade 6 math in the latest Education Quality and Accountability Office standardized test results. The board’s Grade 6 math assessments saw a 12-percentage point increase over last year’s […]
Police investigating crash on Grey Bruce Line Sunday
Grey Bruce OPP closed the Grey Bruce Line Sunday night following a motor vehicle collision. The Grey Bruce Line was to be closed between Grey Road 25 and Concession 4 of Elderslie for a couple of hours, police announced in a news release at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police asked people to avoid the area. Updates […]
London police probe assault that hurt two amid homecoming bashes
London police are investigating an assault involving a weapon near Western University’s main gates during homecoming weekend that sent two people to hospital. Officers were called to Richmond and Huron streets, near campus, for a welfare check at approximately 9:45 p.m. Saturday, police said in a news release issued on Sunday. Police found two individuals […]
Thousands to descend on Western University for homecoming amid strike
Thousands of alumni and students planning on attending Western Universityâs homecoming this weekend could be in for some unexpected headaches.
Steve Lowe named new Georgian College board chair
Steve Lowe, an Owen Sound wealth advisor, accountant and community volunteer, is the new chair of Georgian College’s board of governors for 2024-25. Lowe joined the board of governors in 2020 and recently served as vice-chair, a college announcement said. Georgian College has five campuses, including one in Owen Sound. He’s an RBC Dominion Securities wealth […]
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 […]