Author Archives: Claire McCormack
Court Releases Decision On Saugeen Ojibway Nation Title And Treaty Claims
The Ontario Superior Court has released its decision in two longstanding treaty and title claims by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON). On Thursday (July 29) Justice Wendy Matheson found in the Title Cl...
Jul 29, 2021 Map Showing Area SON Sought Title To
Virtual Owen Sound Emancipation Festival To Celebrate Milestone
Emancipation Day will be held virtually again this year in Owen Sound, but the turnout will likely be a big one as a new milestone will be celebrated. While the festival picnic has been ongoing in thi...
Jul 29, 2021
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Seeks Answers On Efforts To Remedy International Travel Statuses Of Canadians Who Received Mixed Vaccines
As travel restrictions begin to loosen, there is some confusion about which vaccines will be recognized as legitimate for people trying to travel internationally. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Conservative fe...
Jul 28, 2021
EF0 Tornadoes Reported in Thornbury & Bayfield Saturday
The Northern Tornadoes Project says Saturday's storms did include some tornado damage in Thornbury and Bayfield. On Saturday afternoon, a tornado warning was issued for southern Bruce County, and no s...
Jul 27, 2021
Ruff Says Afghan Announcement Is Good News, But A Timeline Should Be Made Clear
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff says he's happy to see the federal government's announcement Friday to bring eligible Afghans at risk of suffering at the hands of the Taliban because of their work ...
Jul 24, 2021 Image from Conservative Party Website https://www.conservative.ca/team-member/alex-ruff/
Stunt Drivers Charged In Bruce County
South Bruce OPP say they continue to see excessive speeds on local roads. Police say on July 17th at 2:31 a.m., an officer on patrol on Durham Street east in Walkerton, clocked a vehicle on radar at 1...
Jul 24, 2021 Ontario Provincial Police
Two Road Closures This Afternoon in Grey Bruce Due To Collisions
511 Ontario is reporting two collisions in Grey Bruce today. HWY 9 in Walkerton is closed between Sideroad 5 South & Wallace St. due to a collision. In the Chatsworth area, HWY 6/10 was closed thi...
Jul 23, 2021
Local Man To Cycle From Toronto To Owen Sound For ALS
In memory of his father, and to raise money and awareness for ALS Canada, an Owen Sound native is cycling from Toronto to his home town. Matt Vokes is making the roughly 200km trip on Saturday, (July ...
Jul 23, 2021
MOH Ian Arra To Give COVID-19 Update In Web Event Tonight
Bruce Power is hosting an online event with Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra tonight. The event is set to take place at 7 p.m. and will focus on the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the r...
Jul 21, 2021
Some OHL Games To Air On TV This Season
The CHL has announced 30 of its regular season games (including OHL games) and select playoff games will be broadcast this season by TSN, CBC and RDS. The Owen Sound Attack also announced their traini...
Jul 21, 2021