Tag: rural
Grey-Bruce OPP warn motorists after several collisions with deer
Grey Bruce OPP are warning motorists about deer after responding to eight vehicle collisions in a week involving the animals. On Tuesday, the OPP advised motorists to stay alert, especially in rural and wooded areas, and issued a series of safety tips to avoid collisions. The tips include: Stay alert and keep an eye out […]
One killed in rural Southwestern Ontario crash: Police
One person is dead after a crash near Ingersoll, Ontario Provincial Police said on Tuesday morning.
Masked trio on ATV attacks, robs man in east London: Police
London police were asking the public for help on Monday in identifying three suspects after a man was stabbed and robbed in the cityâs east end.
Cat killed, damage pegged at $200K after fire at London home
One cat is dead, and another one was rescued, after a house fire at a home in London’s south end on Sunday afternoon caused $200,000 damage, London Fire Department officials say. London firefighters and emergency crews responded to a blaze in the 400 block of Alston Road, near Nixon Avenue and Southdale Road East in […]
Santa Claus parade spectators clash, woman, 62, charged with assault
A St. Thomas woman is charged with assault over a clash police say involved two people attending the city’s Santa Claus parade and a disagreement over one family’s view being blocked. A 62-year-old from St. Thomas was arrested at the annual parade on Saturday evening, St. Thomas police said in a news release Sunday. Police […]
Grey-Bruce municipalities concerned about spike in OPP costs
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities are expressing concern as they stare down significant increases to OPP policing costs in 2025. But they remain hopeful that the province will provide some relief. Area municipalities looking at particularly steep increases are Brockton, whose increase has come it at 30 per cent, and Meaford, which has been presented with a 25 […]
Peace medalists inspire us to be ‘agents of peace’
Acts of kindness and community-mindedness earned Joan John and Barbara Vandenbor this year’s YMCA Peace Medals Thursday in Owen Sound. The annual event has honoured 26 individuals and 13 groups from Grey-Bruce over the past 26 years. John was nominated by the Grey Highlands Peace Committee for her work which includes founding JunCtian Community Initiatives […]
Rural residents fight to save late neighbour’s home amid redevelopment plan
Dutton Dunwich residents are concerned that a beloved old homeâs new owner may demolish it to develop a 16-unit apartment complex there
Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 […]
Gateway CERH receives donation from Zehrs Goderich
GODERICH – Members of Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) recently visited the Zehrs Goderich store to receive a donation valued at $500 from store manager Jim Bissett. “Zehrs Goderich has been a generous donor to Gateway CERH over the years,” Gateway said in a press release. “Funding from the Zehrs donation goes […]