Mental health experts say kids need kids
Local mental health experts are welcoming the reopening of schools to in-person learning Monday.
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17 Grey-Bruce residents in hospital with COVID-19 Sunday
The number of Grey-Bruce residents in hospital with a confirmed case of COVID-19 rose over the weekend from 14 Friday to 17 Sunday. Fourteen of those patients are hospitalized in Grey-Bruce, while three are in hospital outside of the region, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s daily situation report for Sunday. All local cases […]
Wiarton-area woman says cold water swimming ‘changed my life’
As temperatures dipped below -25 C with the wind chill Saturday morning, 76-year-old Joan Barton stripped down to her “skivvies” and plunged into the near-freezing waters of Colpoys Bay. The spirited South Bruce Peninsula woman swam in the frigid deep-blue water for exactly three minutes — one minute for each degree of water temperature — […]
Local area recognized for growth
An area covering portions of Grey and Bruce counties has been ranked as one of Canada’s top growth areas in 2021.
BGCDSB says masks are key in return to in-class learning
The Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board is ready to welcome students back Monday.
Bruce Grey Catholic Board prepares parents for back to class
Students from Kindergarten through grade 12 will be required to wear a mask.
Grey County moves to address homelessness
A housing enumeration study in Grey County last October found 142 individuals were experiencing homelessness
City establishes partnership to ensure warming stations are available
The City of Owen Sound has partnered with Safe N’ Sound to ensure there are warming stations available during upcoming extreme cold weather.
Locally based novel combines fiction with memories
Pete Tiernan has been vacationing at Bruce Beach since he was four years old in 1963. His experiences over the years inspired a long-thought-out novel that became reality a little over a year ago. He was inspired to write the novel 25 years ago and came back to it during the pandemic. “My parents and […]
Bruce County committee reviews homeless report
Chronically homeless was defined as not having a home for 180 cumulative nights in a year.
Power outage affects thousands
Entire town of Wingham is without power.
Community organizations rise to the challenges faced from Covid
EPCOR’s Heart + Soul Fund supports Southern Bruce non-profits COVID-19 has been a constant challenge for the non-profit sector. With fundraising the primary source of revenue for most of these organizations, the pandemic has left many struggling to survive. With a staff of just two people, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kincardine & District […]
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