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Bruce County Makes Strides At ROMA Conference
Bruce County had a productive time at this year's ROMA conference. The Rural Ontario Municipal Association met in Toronto from January 19-21. Warden Luke Charbonneau says that a lot of positives came from the meetings he and his county team attended. "We had some really good exchanges with the provincial governmen...
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Huron-Kinloss Council Hears Proposal For Indoor Turf Facility
Bluewater Sports Management is hoping Huron-Kinloss council will agree to put an indoor turf facility in the municipality. Brandon Kushnir, of Bluewater Sports Management, made a presentation to council on January 13th, sharing the findings his company received from a feasibility study. The study was meant to get a fee...
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Soup's On Event In Owen Sound Saturday Has Over 20 Soups To Try
Winter is a good time of year for soup, and there's an event where you can fill up on all kinds of soup for a good cause. The third annual Soup's On event in support of the Alzheimer Society of Grey Bruce is set to go Saturday in Owen Sound. Community Development Coordinator Michelle Fleming says there are ten local so...
Jan 24, 2025
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Evening News - Friday, January 24
Jan 24, 2025
Province To Start Pumped Storage Pre-development Work In Meaford
The Ontario Government says it's advancing pre-development work for the proposed TC Energy Pumped Storage Project in Meaford. The province says it's investing up to $285 million to advance this work which includes the completion of a detailed cost estimate and environmental assessments to determine the feasibility of t...
Jan 24, 2025
SON Says Legacy Issues Not Addressed, Sets Deadline For Nuclear Moratorium
Saugeen Ojibway Nation says it will issue a moratorium on the nuclear intensification of its traditional territory if substantial progress isn't made to address legacy issues. SON says the moratorium would include the continued importation and storage of nuclear wastes. They've set a deadline of six months. A statement...
Jan 24, 2025
Grey Bruce Home Sales Activity Picked Up In December
The pace of home sales in Grey Bruce picked up in December, but prices slipped a bit. According to the OnePoint Association of Realtors, 116 units sold in the region last month, a substantial increase of 81.3 per cent over December 2023. The sales activity number was 13.7 per cent above the five-year average for the mo...
Jan 24, 2025
Arran-Elderslie Keeping Pressure On Ministry Of Health Over Chesley Hospital
Arran-Elderslie is keeping pressure on the provincial government to get hospital staffing numbers up. It was the topic of one of three delegations at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto this week. Mayor Steve Hammell says representatives of the municipality had a "very positive meeting&qu...
Jan 24, 2025
West Grey Requests Financial Support At ROMA Conference
West Grey is requesting funding support from the province to address local infrastructure. During the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference this week, Mayor Kevin Eccles and other municipal staff went down to Toronto to talk with various ministries about bridges and the dangers of frazil ice. While spea...
Jan 24, 2025
Morning News - Friday, January 24
Jan 24, 2025
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Saugeen Shores Police Trying To Locate Man Reported Missing
Saugeen Shores Police are appealing for tips to help locate a missing man. Brendan Martin was reported missing on Monday. Police say he was spotted in Southampton earlier this month, but has ties to the Owen Sound and Barrie areas. Saugeen Shores Police are asking Southampton residents to check their properties, and ou...
Jan 24, 2025
OPP Will Be Looking For Snowmobile Permits, Insurance On Grey Bruce Trails
Grey Bruce OPP say with the recent snow fall in the area, most of the snowmobile trails in Grey Bruce are open to some extent. They say they will be out patrolling the trails and checking for trail permits, licenses and insurance Yesterday, OPP spotted a driver from South Bruce Peninsula without a trail permit. They we...
Jan 23, 2025
Evening News - Thursday, January 23
Jan 23, 2025
Bruce County Adopts 2025 Budget
Bruce County Council has officially adopted their budget for 2025. The budget received approval during their meeting on January 9th, with the associated by-law being approved on January 23rd. The total budget for the county for this year includes total expenditures of $191,109,606, and estimates that revenues collected...
Jan 23, 2025
Owen Sound Seeks Provincial Support For New Nurse Practitioner Clinic
Owen Sound is asking the province to support the creation of a new doctor-led nurse practitioner clinic in the city. Fire Chief Phil Eagleson is involved with local physician recruitment efforts and attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference in Toronto with other local officials this week to mee...
Jan 23, 2025
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Saugeen Shores Advocates For Restored Funding After Cuts and Provincial Support For More Doctors
Saugeen Shores is facing increasing pressure to grow, and it continues to appeal to the provincial government for help support that growth. Town reps brought three main issues to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto this week---all things they've brought to the province before, but haven't seen...
Jan 23, 2025
Morning News - Thursday, January 23
Jan 23, 2025
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Closure Due To Transport In Ditch In Grey Highlands
Grey Bruce OPP are on the scene where a transport truck is stuck on its side in the ditch in Grey Highlands. OPP say there are no injuries reported. They say 7TH Line between Sideroad 4A and Sideroad 7A in Grey Highlands will be closed for a few hours until a tow truck is able to pull the transport truck out of the dit...
Jan 22, 2025
Canada Post Delivery Suspended In Owen Sound Due To Weather
Canada Post has issued a red delivery service alert for Owen Sound due to extreme winter conditions. A red alert means they are suspending delivery and not sending their delivery agents out, or they are recalling them. Canada Post says delivery will resume once conditions improve. They say in a statement, "The saf...
Jan 22, 2025
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