Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Unexpected funding for upgraded water pipes for RCA apartment complex

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The apartment complex proposed for the former RCA lands in the city will benefit from an unanticipated nearly $1.8-million provincial grant from a provincial fund for water system development to get housing built faster.  Owen Sound staff applied early this year for about $2.4 million in eligible expenses to the Housing Enabling Water System Fund, […]

Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

Road safety campaign continues to grow in third year after Eugenia tragedy

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One man’s road safety campaign which began in the wake of a tragic hit-and-run in the small tight-knit community of Eugenia continues to grow in its third year of operation. Ron Barnett’s LED armband road safety campaign began after a driver struck four pedestrians walking after dinner in a residential area on a Tuesday evening. […]