Goderich Signal Star

Britespan Building Systems pledges $500,000 toward $6.5-million MRI campaign

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HURON – Alexandra Marine and General Hospital’s Magnetic Moments capital campaign received a big boost recently in the form of a $500,000 pledge over five years from Wingham-based Britespan Building Systems Inc.   A press release noted the donation brings the foundation closer to its $6.5-million campaign goal.   “My business partner Rob Stute and I have always believed in the importance of supporting our […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Regional unemployment ticks up close to five per cent in January

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The region’s unemployment rate nearly reached five per cent in January. The Four County Labour Market Planning Board reported this past Friday that unemployment in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula economic area increased by 0.9 percentage points to 4.9 per cent last month. The regional unemployment rate still remains significantly lower than the rest of Ontario, which […]