Museum talk will delve into local diaries for peek into past

Rural history professor Catharine Wilson will talk about 19th and early 20th century daily life in Grey-Bruce and elsewhere in Southern Ontario as revealed in diaries. The University of Guelph professor emeritus, who founded the online Rural Diary Archive, will speak at the Bruce County Museum on April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. She […]

Funding will link more people in Grey-Bruce with primary health teams

New provincial funding to help local people access health care includes money for Saugeen First Nation to create a health team to treat band members with non-urgent needs on the reserve. “This historic announcement for our community will avail funding sufficient for the recruitment of a nurse practitioner, chronic disease management nurse, occupational therapist, social […]

Regional unemployment rate decreaases to 4.5 per cent in February

The unemployment rate for the Grey-Bruce region continued to be lower than the provincial rate in February. According to the Four County Labour Market Planning Board’s February report, the unemployment rate decreased to 4.5 per cent in February in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. That’s 0.3 percentage points lower than the region’s unemployment rate in […]

Renovations set to start at Ripley Medical and Child Care Centre

Representatives of partners in a project to renovate the Ripley Medical and Child Care Centre gathered at the centre to mark the imminent start of work at the site. Huron-Kinloss, in partnership with the Kincardine Family Health Team, Dr. Jason Murray, The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey-Bruce, Bruce County, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) […]

Grey-Bruce home sales dip slightly, with more homes on the market

Home sales remained subdued in Grey-Bruce in February, despite a continued influx of new listings coming onto the market.  The number of homes sold through the MLS System of the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound totaled 148 units in February, a decrease of 5.7 per cent – or nine sales – from February […]

Plenty of March Break fun on offer in Grey-Bruce

With March Break less than a week away local organizations are busy preparing several opportunities for kids to learn and play. The Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has daily programming for youth all week long, alongside regular storytime, babytime, teen-writing circle, and youth social justice group programs. On Monday, March 11, the […]

Students showcase their skills at annual trades challenge

Grey-Bruce high school students went head-to-head at the annual Regional Technological Skills Challenge March 1. Eight schools from both public and separate school boards sent students to compete and the top finishers advanced to higher stages of the provincial competition. They competed at Georgian College, Sydenham Campus and OSDSS in Owen Sound in carpentry, culinary, […]

Fentanyl suspected in Grey-Bruce overdoses, including two fatalities

Grey Bruce Public Health has issued an opioid alert after receiving reports of multiple suspected overdoses and poisonings in a 24-hour period, including two that were fatal.  The suspected opioid overdoses happened on Monday and Tuesday and were primarily in the Owen Sound area. The individuals who died as a result were in their 30s […]

Low participation rates drive slumping local labour market, report says

More people are living outside of the workforce in Grey-Bruce than ever before, according to a new labour report. Nearly 110,000 people within the Stratford-Bruce Economic Region were not a part of the labour force in 2023, which is a historic high according to the Four County Labour Market Planning Board’s Local Labour Market Plan […]

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