Tag: Wednesday
Grey and Bruce counties agree on skills for health board members
Grey and Bruce counties have agreed to a series of skills and attributes public health board members will collectively bring to a reconstituted board. The special advisors appointed to oversee the province’s intervention at Grey Bruce Public Health announced in an update on Friday that the counties had reached a final agreement on a skills […]
Affordable housing non-profit makes offer on former Markdale hospital
An affordable housing non-profit has made a conditional offer to purchase the former Centre Grey Hospital in Markdale. Affordable Housing in Grey Highlands (AHIGH) announced on Tuesday that it had made the offer to Brightshores Health System for the property’s listed price of $600,000. The organization hopes to learn by Dec. 30 at the latest […]
Trail Talk: From cold and snow to mild and thawing
Changeable weather is a hallmark of this time of year, columnist Patrick Capper notes
Working group recommends renaming of Ryerson Park in Owen Sound
A city working group has recommended a name change for Ryerson Park in Owen Sound. During its meeting on Wednesday, the city’s community services committee approved a motion to recommend that city council ratify the working group’s recommendation to rename the park. The committee also recommends that council follow its naming and renaming policy to […]
Saugeen Valley against conservation authority consolidation
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority has spoken out against a proposal to consolidate the province’s conservation authorities. On Friday, the conservation authority which encompasses 4,675 square kilometres in the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Dufferin counties, said it had reviewed the Ontario government’s proposal to amalgamate the 36 conservation authorities into seven regional organizations, […]