Tag: Wiarton
Lake-effect snow expected to continue to impact Grey-Bruce
If there is a silver lining to the bitter cold that has settled on Grey-Bruce and southern Ontario, it may be that it has allowed some ice to form on Lake Huron. And while that ice cover is needed to slow down the lake-effect snow that has dumped by some estimates as much as two […]
Counts held across Grey-Bruce for the love of birds
An annual Canada-wide census that collects data that is used to determine the population health of our fine feathered friends has wrapped up for another year. The annual Christmas Bird Count, which is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, again saw thousands of birders and nature enthusiasts fan out across approximately 475 […]
Cannabis growers convene at 2025 Nugswap in Wiarton Saturday
There’s a playful glint in Ed Maxwell’s blue eyes on Saturday afternoon. He’s seated with three other white-beards at a table inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club. A man who calls himself “Parts Unknown” cuts up a dried crystalline cannabis nug with a pair of small pink scissors. The upstairs lounge smells “dank” and […]
New family doctors coming to northern Grey-Bruce
Two new family doctors are accepting patients in South Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bluffs and one of them also will be working in Wiarton hospital. Dr. Mylash Mylvaganam is joining the Sauble Family Health Team and will be accepting patients without a primary care physician who live in South Bruce Peninsula and the surrounding area. […]
Brightshores issues warning about long wait times at emergency departments
Emergency departments in Owen Sound, Meaford, Southampton, Markdale, Wiarton and Lion’s Head are experiencing increased patient volumes and are warning of extended wait times at emergency rooms. Brightshores Health System released a notice Friday afternoon encouraging those with less urgent medical concerns to seek care through alternative options such as family doctors, walk-in clinics, or […]
New Year’s Eve events to be held across Grey and Bruce counties
There is something for just about everyone looking for ways to ring in 2025 in the Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce areas. Numerous New Year’s Eve events are planned around the region on Tuesday, allowing people of all ages to mark the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. OWEN SOUND FAMILY CELEBRATION The City of […]
Nawash chief says gas bar in works for south of Wiarton
The Chippewas of Nawash intend to establish a gas station, with electric car charging and more, just south of Wiarton in 2025. It’s been one year since Wiarton, which calls itself the gateway to the Bruce Peninsula, has been without a gas station. It and has little charging infrastructure too. The Chippewas of Nawash service […]
Fire destroys Colonel Clarke Tavern Friday night
Fire destroyed the former Colonel Clarke Tavern late Friday night north of Stokes Bay. The popular Bruce Peninsula watering hole closed more than a decade ago. It has been used as a seasonal residence and short-term rental, Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt said Saturday. He spoke with the owner and confirmed it was […]
GTR bus service to Wiarton ending, to Orangeville extending
Two Grey Transit Route bus service changes are coming, Grey County announced in news releases. GTR Route 2, with two runs down and two runs back between Owen Sound and Orangeville, Monday to Friday, will continue running until March 31. Bus service on part of that route, between Dundalk and Orangeville, was to have ended […]
Fay Harshman remembered as caring and generous
Fay Ellen Harshman, a local entrepreneur and community benefactor, died Sunday in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 86. She was well known as the owner of multiple Tim Hortons franchises and as a member of the “Super Six” business group that purchased the then-Owen Sound Platers to prevent the OHL team from […]