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Watchdog slams rural mayor over remarks about hospital CEO: ‘Gun is fully loaded’
A rural mayor has received a formal reprimand from his political colleagues for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary Kevin Eccles is in his fourth term holding the top political office in West Grey, a municipality of roughly 13,000 located near Hanover in Grey County. He leads a seven-person council. In […]
Sharif Rahman remembered as good husband, friend and community member
Nearly a year to the day after an assault outside The Curry House restaurant led to the death of its owner, police announced they made arrests in the case. Inside the downtown Owen Sound restaurant, a day before the public learned of the arrests, Rahman’s widow, Shayela Nasrin tried to put into words the emotions […]
Residents, business owners express relief at arrests in Rahman case
As word spread in Owen Sound on Thursday that arrests had been made in the death of Sharif Rahman almost one year ago, emotions ranged from relief and comfort, to happiness and elation that progress had been made in the case. But thoughts also turned to his family and all those impacted by the tragic […]
Arrests made in Sharif Rahman homicide investigation
Police have made arrests in the Sharif Rahman homicide investigation. The Owen Sound Police Service and OPP announced Thursday morning the ongoing joint homicide investigation being conducted by the two police services resulted in arrests made on July 30, 2024. No further information was made available. “Due to the complexity of this ongoing investigation and […]
West Grey Mayor reprimanded for “threatening” comments
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles received a formal reprimand from council this week for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary. In early April 2024, the SBGHC announced its plan to relocate all 10 in-patient beds from the Durham hospital to larger centres in Walkerton and Kincardine due to a critical staff […]