Tag: news release
LIVE: Frantic search continues in London for child in Thames River
London firefighters and police are using boats and a drone as they search for a child in the Thames River on Thursday. The child was last seen at 3 p.m. in the river in the area of Adelaide Street North and Kipps Lane, London police said. “Police are asking the public to avoid the area […]
Concerns voiced over Diagolon meetup at area community hall
Haldimand County is looking to modify its hall rental policies after a Canadian far-right extremist group held a gathering Wednesday at a community centre in Jarvis. âThe county will be actively investigating ways to prevent this from happening again,â county spokesperson Kyra Hayes said. After community members at an adjacent park noticed people wearing Diagolon […]
Grey County, lower tiers to hold joint all councils meeting
Grey County and its nine lower tier municipalities will take part in a joint all councils meeting on Aug. 8. The purpose of the meeting, which will be held electronically, is to discuss shared service delivery and service efficiencies, the City of Owen Sound said in a news release. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. […]
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 […]
Ripley Medical Centre receives $10K donation for new exam tables
Three new examination tables are being purchased for the Ripley Medical Centre and Childcare Centre using a $10,000 donation from Miller Insurance. “A beautifully renovated medical centre needs new equipment to match it,” said Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray in an Aug. 1 news release. “The exam tables in the facility are over 30 years old […]
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. […]
London researchers score two breakthroughs in prenatal health care
Two breakthrough discoveries by London researchers in prenatal care use AI-led technology to allow early diagnosis of rare diseases and identify birth disorders
Work to restart appliances after Alpha Street natural gas leak begins
Enbridge Gas confirmed Tuesday it could take two days for it to relight appliances for all 700 natural gas customers affected by Monday’s gas leak. Construction damaged a gas line Monday about 11:30 a.m., part of work on the Alpha Street reconstruction project. Residents in the area were evacuated from their homes, with help from […]
Gas service being restored after ‘significant’ leak in Owen Sound
Gas service was being restored in areas of Owen Sound Monday night after what city officials called a significant leak in the Alpha Street area that afternoon. “At approximately 1 p.m. (Monday) Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services responded to the area of Alpha Street for a report of a significant natural gas leak,” the […]
Boater rescued off Kincardine coast Sunday
South Bruce OPP and a Good Samaritan helped bring a boat to shore Sunday after it began taking on water. Police were called to Kincardine harbour about 12:50 p.m. for a vessel that had struck a rock just off the coast of Kincardine on Lake Huron, a police news release said. The vessel was reported […]