Tag: rural
Saugeen Hospice nears shovels in the ground
For over a decade, people in the Walkerton and Hanover area have advocated for hospice services closer to home. This summer, they’re hoping to put shovels in the ground for the new seven-bed centre.
Grey-Bruce hospitals getting more money for CT scans, surgeries
Money for more CT scans and to tackle surgical backlogs is coming to Grey-Bruce hospitals. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers announced provincial funding totaling $2,227,500 in a news release Monday. Brightshores Health System will get $1,369,000 and South Bruce Grey Health Centre will receive $400,000 more to provide additional CT services. Also, Brightshores is to […]
McQuail remaining in NDP leadership race after meeting requirements
Lucknow-area organic farmer Tony McQuail is remaining in the federal NDP leadership race after meeting the final requirements to run as a candidate. McQuail, 72, is one of five candidates who will be on the ballot when the party membership votes at their convention in Winnipeg on March 27-29, after he was able to secure […]
Fighting Back: Utilities Challenge Coal Emergency Order
Two major utilities are protesting a federal order requiring them to operate the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant in Colorado, originally scheduled to retire on December 31 of 2025.
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Grey County’s homeless count remains stable in 2025, bucks trend
By 2035, Ontario homelessness is projected to total 177,000 people, up from nearly 85,000 people at the end of 2025. But if there’s an economic downturn, homelessness could reach almost 300,000.