Tag: news release
Wingham hospital $10K closer to $3.6M fundraising goal
The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation’s Caring Together campaign is nearing completion, currently sitting at 94 per cent of its $3.6-million goal to cover the cost of a new CT scanner and the necessary renovations. The foundation recently received a donation of $10,000 toward the campaign from Wayne and Linda Hopper of Brussels. According to a foundation […]
Serious assault, robbery in Wingham leads to arrests
Two North Huron men are facing charges following a serious assault and robbery that took place on Minnie Street in Wingham. At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, Huron County OPP officers spoke to an adult victim in Wingham who reported being assaulted, according to a news release. Following an investigation, a 29-year-old man from […]
Woodstock hospital seeks input on strategic plan
As it shapes its new three-year strategic plan, Woodstock Hospital has launched a campaign to garner feedback from employees and citizens.
Thefts, missing persons reports, fire keep Saugeen Shores police busy
Saugeen Shores Police are reporting a busy start to the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest weekend, with 87 police reports generated over a 48-hour period. The incidents police have responded to have included thefts of items, a stolen vehicle, missing persons, a collision, and a suspicious fire at a vendor tent. Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, […]
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 […]