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Bat from Grey-Bruce tests positive for rabies
A bat from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for rabies and a person who was potentially exposed to the virus is receiving post-exposure treatment. The little brown bat, which is the first animal rabies case in Grey-Bruce in 2024, was submitted for testing earlier this week as part of Grey Bruce Public Health’s investigation into a […]
Grey County council agrees to pay local share of court security cost
Grey County council voted Thursday to start paying court security and transportation expenses not covered by the province that for years have been borne solely by Owen Sound taxpayers. This year, those costs will be about $230,000. Once the actual amount is known, it will be included in the 2025 county budget, once the agreement […]
Lower speed limits near schools on major roads shot down
A London city councillor is scratching her head after her colleagues voted by a near two-to-one margin to shoot down proposed speed limit reductions in school zones on major roads. Council voted 9-5 at a meeting Tuesday against a staff recommendation to reduce the speed limit on 30 stretches of major London roads such as […]
Green infrastructure job trainings aim to support growing field | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson As more green infrastructure projects are installed across the state, more workers are needed to maintain them. Friends of the Rouge, a Detroit-area nonprofit that manages the River Rouge watershed, is offering a short course about maintaining green infrastructure like rain gardens. The course is an opportunity for workers to expand their […]
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GTR to cut stops in Shelburne to ensure room for Grey County riders heading to Orangeville
Grey County is cutting stops in Shelburne to ensure riders from the county can make it to Orangeville. The Grey Transit Route (GTR) is a Grey County-operated rural transit service. Operated under contract with Driverseat Owen Sound, the GRT’s Route 2 is a popular run from Dundalk to the Orangeville GO station, which connects riders […]