Tag: news release
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 […]
Suspect charged again with accessory after fact in Meaford murder
Police have re-laid a charge of accessory after the fact to murder against a suspect in the death of Emerson Sprung four years ago. Grey Bruce OPP announced in a news release Friday that Laurel Campbell, 32, of Meaford is charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. She was held for bail […]
Afternoon tea at Meaford Hall on Thursday
The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce is hosting afternoon tea at Meaford Hall next Thursday, Aug. 1. The fundraiser runs from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person, which includes tea with scones, sandwiches, mini desserts, with a silent auction and a 50/50 draw. “It is part of our strategic plan to build on […]
Brightshores announces senior leadership appointments
Brightshores Health System announced two senior leadership appointments Friday. Beth Morris, vice-president Clinical Services & Quality, chief nursing executive, will join Brightshores on Sept. 30, and Tim Pemberton, vice-president, Digital Health & Technology, CIO, CPO, will join the hospital corporation on Sept. 9. A hospital news release said Morris brings a wide range of […]
London boy charged in group assault; motorcyclist dies in rural crash
A 16-year-old boy is facing six charges after a group of teenagers assaulted a 13-year-old and witnesses were threatened with a gun in London’s north end
Deliberate sinking on Lake Ontario nets conviction | Great Lakes Echo
By Eric Freedman A Rochester, N.Y., man who deliberately abandoned and sunk his 25-foot Bayliner in Lake Ontario must pay $15,442 restitution to cover the cost of unnecessary search-and-rescue operations. Vyacheslav Migitskiy admitted lying to federal investigators about his ownership of the boat, according to court documents. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Migitskiy “intentionally sunk […]
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Swim advisory lifted at Kelso Beach, as triathlon preparation ramps up
A swim advisory at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound has been lifted. Grey Bruce Public Health announced on Thursday that the advisory had been lifted after water samples taken at the beach earlier in the week showed bacterial levels had returned to within Ontario Ministry of Health guidelines for swimming/bathing. “Grey Bruce […]
Bat from Grey-Bruce tests positive for rabies
A bat from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for rabies and a person who was potentially exposed to the virus is receiving post-exposure treatment. The little brown bat, which is the first animal rabies case in Grey-Bruce in 2024, was submitted for testing earlier this week as part of Grey Bruce Public Health’s investigation into a […]
2 Grey-Bruce residents accused of uttering death threats
Two residents of Grey-Bruce are accused of uttering death threats following separate intimate partner violence investigations recently. On Monday afternoon at 1:15 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP responded to a South Bruce Peninsula address and initiated an intimate partner violence investigation. Police determined that a suspect had threatened to kill the partner of an ex-partner. The […]