Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

Developer proposing to build large residential and commercial village at Christie Beach

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A developer is seeking official plan amendments from Meaford and Grey County to help pave the way for a new 135-hectare residential and commercial waterfront village proposed for the Christie Beach area. Parkbridge Lifestyles Communities Inc., headquartered in Collingwood, is seeking the amendment to construct as many as 1,250 dwellings west of Christie Beach Road […]

Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county

7 min read

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 […]

Health care Ontario Owen Sound Sun Times South Bruce Grey Health Centre

Another local hospital president says recent new funding leaves ‘gap’

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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, […]

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How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner | Great Lakes Now

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How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner

This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.

By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

Gregg Wolf vows “to put a new step forward” on “a new day” at a northwest Wisconsin dairy.

Appleton-based Breeze Dairy Group, where he serves as CEO, purchased Emerald Sky Dairy in March, shortly after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the St.

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Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways | Great Lakes Now

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Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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