Author Archives: Claire McCormack
Port Elgin Waterfront Development Designs To Be Shown Monday
Updated designs and plans for the Port Elgin waterfront development Cedar Crescent Village will be presented to Saugeen Shores Committee of the Whole Monday (Nov 9). The presentation includes a timeli...
Nov 09, 2020 Image from report to Committee of the Whole Nov 9th
Local Company Renovates OSHaRE In Owen Sound For COVID-19 Safety
Owen Sound's soup kitchen, OSHaRE will be better prepared for the winter thanks to help from a local developer. Barry's Construction has been working to make the space 'COVID-19 safe' this past week b...
Nov 09, 2020
MP Alex Ruff Says Whole Foods Poppy Ban Was 'Ridiculous' & 'Misguided'
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff says he's glad Whole Foods has reversed the uniform dress code poppy ban that infuriated Canadians when they learned of it Friday, but Ruff adds, "I'm surprised it t...
Nov 07, 2020 MP Alex Ruff Nov. 6th (CPAC)
MP Ben Lobb Now On Parliament's Standing Trade Committee
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb has been appointed to Parliament's Standing Committee on International Trade. A statement from Lobb's office says, the committee is tasked with looking at international trade p...
Nov 07, 2020 Photo: Huron-Bruce Conservative MP Ben Lobb
Mission Zimbabwe Dinners In Hanover This Weekend
Mission Zimbabwe's annual Harvest Dinner and Auction event is going ahead this year with different dining options in the interest of safety during the pandemic. The initiative, which started in 2007, ...
Nov 07, 2020
Owen Sound Student Running Marathon For Youth Mental Health Hospital Beds
A young Owen Sound woman is doing a triathlon to raise $10,000 for child and youth mental health services at the hospital in Owen Sound. A release from the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation says...
Nov 06, 2020 Olivia Duwyn Supplied Photo
Hanover Police Annual Report Highlights More Calls, More Partnerships
Hanover Police Chief Christopher Knoll has presented his annual report to council. Knoll says in 2019 call volume was up 17 per cent from 2018, which he says is an all-time high for Hanover police. He...
Nov 06, 2020 Hanover Police Logo
No New Cases Of COVID-19 In Grey Bruce Thursday
Public Health says there were no new cases of COVID-19 in Grey Bruce Thursday (November 5th). There are seven confirmed active cases in the region. The Health Unit says there have been 181 confirmed c...
Nov 06, 2020
Owen Sound Council Donates Its Expense Budget To Poppy Campaign
Owen Sound council has decided to donate $5,000 from its council expense budget to the local legion's poppy campaign. Legions have been struggling due to the pandemic because they have missed out on f...
Nov 05, 2020 Owen Sound City Hall. (file photo)
Two New Cases of COVID-19 In Grey Bruce Wednesday
Public Health Grey Bruce says two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Wednesday November 4th. Both cases are in Owen Sound. There are seven active cases in the region with 181 cases to date. There ha...
Nov 05, 2020