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Health unit announces more suspected drug overdoses
One person died and two more overdosed as a result of suspected drug poisoning, Grey Bruce Public Health announced Friday. The fatality took place in The Blue Mountains, while the two non-fatal poisonings occurred in Owen Sound in the three days prior to the health unit alert. Fentanyl is suspected in the two non-fatal overdoses. […]
Man calls on Grey County to act on local groundwater threat
Thorsten Arnold warned Grey County council Thursday that it must act to avoid widespread drinking water contamination due to a combination of local factors. This area’s karst geology is well known, with its shallow soil layer over permeable bedrock in places which reduces aquifer protection. The geology includes sinkholes and fissures which allow surface contaminants to […]
‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes,’ Repair Café repairman says
Paul Vanar bent over his workbench and tinkered with a broken wind-up toy horse, perhaps 75 years old. Lorraine Rutherford brought him the toy to fix. It’s been broken for a long time but its sentimental value was too great to part with it. It belonged to her late husband Jim Rutherford, whom […]
“Lunchbox” Bears dine out on Petes in third period en route to 7-2 victory
Even a “lunchbox” team can dine out from time to time, and on Saturday night the Owen Sound Attack made a meal of the Peterborough Petes in the third period. Landen Hookey netted a hat-trick and rookie Pierce Mbuyi scored a pair as the Attack (3-3-1-0) earned their second-straight win 7-2 over the Petes (0-7-0-0) […]
Owen Willmore backstops London Knights to 5-1 win over Guelph Storm
Now that Landon Sim has returned from injury, the London Knights over-age crunch is real. Veteran goaltender Owen Willmore didnât dress in Fridayâs comeback win over Barrie, but he backstopped the Knights to a third straight victory â 5-1 over the Guelph Storm before 9,041 Saturday at Canada Life Place. Sturdy defenceman Alec Leonard sat […]