Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Province Announces New Covid-19 Testing Focus
The Covid-19 case numbers are spiking and the Province of Ontario is getting more strategic in its approach to testing. Today Premier Doug Ford announced over $1 billion to be invested in expanded tes...
Sep 24, 2020
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Calls Throne Speech 'Disappointing'
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff is calling the Trudeau Government's Throne Speech 'disappointing.' He says in a statement, "There was really nothing fundamentally new the government hadn't already ...
Sep 24, 2020 MP Alex Ruff. Supplied Photo Mélanie Provencher, House of Commons Photo Services.
No New COVID-19 Cases In Grey Bruce Wednesday
Public Health Grey Bruce says no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the region Wednesday. The Health Unit says with one new recovery, there are three confirmed active cases in Grey Bruce. There ha...
Sep 24, 2020
Tourism Spark Grant Open In Bruce County
Round two of the tourism innovation Spark grant is now open in Bruce County. It's a mentorship & grant program for start-ups, established businesses or non-profit organizations. A release from the...
Sep 24, 2020 Bruce County Innovation Lab Logo
Covid-19 Testing to Begin At 60 Pharmacies On Friday
The Province's Fall Preparedness Covid-19 Plan will include free testing at pharmacies including Rexall, Shoppers Drug Mart and other independent pharmacies During an announcement at the Huntsville Sh...
Sep 23, 2020
Father Of Missing Boy Thanks Community For Help In Finding Him
The father of the Sauble Beach boy who was missing for nearly six hours Tuesday evening before an OPP helicopter found him unharmed in a wooded area, called the Open Line show on AM 560 CFOS this morn...
Sep 23, 2020
No New COVID-19 Cases In Grey Bruce Tuesday
Public Health Grey Bruce says no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the region Tuesday. The Health Unit says there are four confirmed active cases in Grey Bruce. There have been 133 confirmed case...
Sep 23, 2020
Hanover Assessment Centre Expands Hours, Launches New Online Booking System
The COVID-19 assessment centre at the Hanover & District Hospital is launching an online booking system in hopes of improving wait times as volumes increase. In a release, the Hanover & Distri...
Sep 23, 2020 The logo of the Hanover and District Hopsital.
Fire Inspection Turns Up Possible Meth Lab In Downtown Owen Sound
An inspection conducted by the Owen Sound Fire Department at a downtown apartment building Monday resulted in the discovery of a suspected meth lab. Owen Sound Police say they were notified of the dis...
Sep 22, 2020 The logo of the Owen Sound Police Service.
New Lion's Head Lighthouse Lifted Into Place
The new Lion's Head Lighthouse has been lifted into place after a storm demolished the old one this past January. The community donated $16,000 for the lighthouse and rebuilt it themselves offsite, th...
Sep 22, 2020