Tag: pandemic
Masks optional now at Grey Bruce Health Services, with exceptions
Masks are now mostly optional in Grey Bruce Health Services sites. They remain mandatory in emergency departments, for people visiting patient rooms and anywhere in the hospital for people who have COVID-19 symptoms. The new policy reflects updated recommendations from Public Health Ontario regarding the COVID-19 virus and hospital practice in the province, a GBHS […]
Man who confronted maskless teens in store gets conditional discharge
A Saugeen Shores man pleaded guilty to mischief and uttering a threat to cause bodily harm from when he confronted two maskless teens in a store more than a year ago when pandemic restrictions required masks. Pier Donnini, 57, entered his pleas Monday on what was to be the first day of a three-day trial […]
With the pandemic waning, life should return to normal for most: Arra
Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health said the waning impact of COVID-19 locally means most people may resume their normal lives. “We are in the tail end of the pandemic. There is going to be transmission of COVID, it’s going to be with us,” Dr. Ian Arra said Friday in an interview to check in on […]
Change ‘can be a good thing’ Southgate’s new mayor says
Brian Milne will move up to the mayor’s chair in Southgate Township in the coming council term with determination to manage the community’s “supercharged” growth. Milne, currently deputy-mayor, said the pandemic was the supercharger that accelerated new home construction in Dundalk, which has strained local abilities to keep up. “Everybody’s scared of change and that’s […]
‘It’s great to be back,’ woman at Owen Sound Ribfest said Saturday
Hot and dusty weather greeted all who came out to eat barbecue at Owen Sound Ribfest Saturday afternoon behind the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre. The blast of late summer weather paired well with the sweet-smelling smoky ribs, chicken and sausage which four team grills were cooking, and lines were long at times. The grill teams […]