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What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Regional unemployment rate increases to 4.9 per cent in August
The region’s unemployment rate increased to 4.9 per cent in August, according to the Four County Labour Market Planning Board. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce-Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 per cent in August. Despite the increase, the region has the second-lowest unemployment rate in the province, behind Northwest Ontario. The provincial unemployment rate […]
Owen Sound Kidney Walk raises awareness and funds, and gives hope
It wasn’t until after her husband Tom became a kidney patient and had transplants himself that Judy Stobbe discovered everything the Kidney Foundation does. But since then, her involvement in the organization that supports those living with kidney disease has only grown. Not only is she a living donor to her husband, but she is […]
Demolition derby caps successful 2025 Owen Sound fall fair
Fans packed the stands at Victoria Park on Saturday night
London-area jobless rate dips again but growth remains flat
“We’re not seeing growth. . . . These are very small changes, and so everything is just in a holding pattern,” said an economics professor.