Tag: Provincial
Local health board appoints Nicholas Saunders from the Chippewas of Nawash as chair
Grey-Bruce may have appointed the first Indigenous Board of Health chair in Ontario. On Monday, the Board of Health of Grey Bruce Public Health announced the appointment of Nicholas Saunders to the role of chair with his one-year term beginning on Dec. 20, 2024. Saunders is the first Indigenous chair of the local board of […]
Bruce County continues work on new official plan
Bruce County continues to work through its official plan after receiving feedback from residents and stakeholders, and continuing engagment with provincial ministries, local municipalities and First Nations communities. Land-Use Planning Manager Monica Morrison provided an update to Bruce County council on the plan on Thursday (Dec. 19) as staff continues to refine the plan. The new […]
Owen Sound mayor highlights 2024 accomplishments
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy says the city has made some huge decisions in 2024, including important deals with its neighbouring municipalities, new services for its own ratepayers and renewed agreements with its community partners. Boddy gave his year-end update during the city’s last regular council meeting on Monday (Dec. 16), where he outlined dozens […]
London man accused in woman’s death also faces charges of trafficking cocaine
A London man charged with manslaughter in the death of an Elgin County woman was initially charged with trafficking cocaine, according to court records.
Stew Taylor remembered for humour, passion for hockey team
Former Owen Sound Mayor Stew Taylor, a popular city politician, champion of OHL hockey, school teacher and principal, and long-serving justice of the peace, died Dec. 20 of pancreatic cancer. Mr. Taylor died in Chapman House hospice in Owen Sound. He was 77. His most lasting and visible contribution to the city might be […]
Mystery donor gives London hospital $2M: ‘Unique and generous gift’
An anonymous local donor is writing a $2-million cheque to a London hospital, a no-strings-attached mega-donation arriving just days before Christmas. The mystery donor is leaving how the sum will be spent up to the St. Josephâs Health Care Foundation, the fundraising arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, stipulating only that it supports the […]
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce continuing operations despite funding woes
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce says it won’t be shutting down operations. “Despite a lack of funding from the majority of Ontario Provincial Police serviced municipalities at this time, Crime Stoppers is still here to take the public’s tips anonymously as it has since 1987,” the organization said in a Dec. 19 news release. On […]
London boy’s death while exiting school bus sparks push for safer streets
Southwest Londoners are petitioning for safer streets after a boy was struck and killed after getting off a school bus near Lambeth, as one school safety advocate says students are at increased risk on rural roads.
Nawash chief says gas bar in works for south of Wiarton
The Chippewas of Nawash intend to establish a gas station, with electric car charging and more, just south of Wiarton in 2025. It’s been one year since Wiarton, which calls itself the gateway to the Bruce Peninsula, has been without a gas station. It and has little charging infrastructure too. The Chippewas of Nawash service […]
Two men charged after gunfire during fight: Ontario Provincial Police
Two men from Walpole Island First Nation are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire during a fight on Thursday afternoon.