Tag: South Bruce
Kincardine welcomes new fire chief
Guy Gallant took over as Kincardine’s new fire chief on Aug. 19. “On behalf of council and staff, I’m pleased to welcome Guy to the Municipality of Kincardine,” said Jillene Bellchamber-Glazier, Kincardine’s chief administrative officer, in a news release announcing the appointment. “We’re looking forward to his contributions and are confident that he will effectively […]
Watchdog slams rural mayor over remarks about hospital CEO: ‘Gun is fully loaded’
A rural mayor has received a formal reprimand from his political colleagues for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary Kevin Eccles is in his fourth term holding the top political office in West Grey, a municipality of roughly 13,000 located near Hanover in Grey County. He leads a seven-person council. In […]
Collision in Arran-Elderslie results in death of 21-year-old
A 21-year-old from Saugeen First Nation is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Arran-Elderslie. South Bruce OPP said reports of the collision came at 8:26 a.m., Thursday. Police responded to the scene on B Line with members of the Arran-Elderslie Fire Department and paramedic services. The driver was transported to the hospital where they were […]
West Grey Mayor reprimanded for “threatening” comments
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles received a formal reprimand from council this week for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary. In early April 2024, the SBGHC announced its plan to relocate all 10 in-patient beds from the Durham hospital to larger centres in Walkerton and Kincardine due to a critical staff […]
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LEROY “ROY” ELLIOTT Leroy “Roy” McIntosh Elliott, of Huron Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine, at age 95. … Continue reading Obituary- Leroy Elliott
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KENNETH GOLDSPINK Kenneth Roy “Ken” Goldspink, of Kincardine, passed away at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre – Kincardine on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at age 81. Beloved husband of … Continue reading Obituary – Kenneth Goldspink
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Rider taken to hospital after horse collides with truck in Kincardine
A rider was taken to hospital with serious injuries after their horse collided with a vehicle on King Street in the Municipality of Kincardine Thursday morning. South Bruce OPP say two people were riding atop their horses northbound on King Street when one horse was spooked by nearby construction and ran into traffic. The horse […]
New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county
Grey County paramedics will work with county staff to secure suitable land in the Feversham area for the construction of a new ambulance base. The Feversham base will join a new larger base in Durham and new bases proposed for Ayton (2026), Thornbury (2027), and Cobble Beach (2028) all in an effort to keep up […]
Another local hospital president says recent new funding leaves ‘gap’
South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s president said she appreciates the Ontario government’s recently announced 4.5 per cent base funding increase to her budget. But like other local hospital administrators, she said it still leaves a budget gap created by inflation over the past few years. This year’s base funding for SBGHC increased by $1,808,100, […]
Kincardine resident arrested after incident near Teeswater
A suspect has been apprehended and roads have reopened in an area southeast of Teeswater. The afternoon of Aug. 1, South Bruce OPP announced that an individual that police had been searching for in the area had been located. Just after 9 a.m., police received a report of an individual on a property along Conc. […]