Category Archives: News
Cooling Centres Available In Grey Bruce During Heat Wave
Municipalities in Grey Bruce are using some public facilities as cooling centres, with extreme heat in the forecast. A heat warning is in place for the Grey Bruce region, with temperatures in the 30s ...
Jun 23, 2025 leolintang / Depositphotos.com
Grey Bruce Public Health Shares Tips To Stay Safe In Extreme Heat
Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding everyone to stay safe from heat-related illness as the temperatures rise with the beginning of summer. Environment Canada is calling for daytime highs in the 30s ...
Jun 23, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Hanover Names Theresa Bester Senior Of The Year
Theresa Bester is Hanover's Senior of the Year. Bester was presented the award by Mayor Sue Paterson during a council meeting on June 16. Paterson says Bester, who was nominated by a community member,...
Jun 23, 2025 Theresa Bester (Image from Hanover Council YouTube)
Owen Sound-Based Pageant Winner Wants To Boost Youth Literacy
An Owen Sound resident is using her recent win at the Canadian National Miss pageant to help improving literacy for youth across North America. Allison Chisholm started competing in pageants in 2021 d...
Jun 23, 2025 Owen Sound's Allison Chisholm getting crowned as Canadian National Miss 2025 (image via Allison Chisholm)
Bruce County Looks To Advocate To Province For Property Tax Changes For Power Generation Sites
A report was shared with Bruce County Council about the decreasing infrastructure revenue for power-generating properties. Peter Frise, the Vice-President of Corporate & Client Services from Munic...
Jun 23, 2025
HWY 11 Traffic Complaint Leads to Impaired Charges
Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a traffic complaint on Highway 11 Northbound in the Township of Oro-Medonte. Further investigation led to im...
Jun 23, 2025
OPP Seeking Info Following Sexual Assault in Orillia
Members of the Orillia Major Crime Unit (MCU) of the Orillia Ontario Police have arrested and charged an individual with sexual assault related offences after an incident at a local business on Murphy...
Jun 23, 2025
United Way Of Bruce Grey Brings Back Backpack Program
The United Way of Bruce Grey is bringing back its backpack program after seeing rising demand last year. The program provides new backpacks and school supplies to students in Grey Bruce ranging from j...
Jun 22, 2025 (Image from United Way of Bruce Grey website).
Annual Walk For Courage Fundraiser Set To Go Next Month
The fourth annual Walk for Courage in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce is set to go next month. CMHA Communications and Fund Development Manager Don Vail says the five kilo...
Jun 22, 2025 Walk For Courage logo
Three Firefighters Recognized For Heroic Rescue
Three local firefighters are being recognized for their rescue of three men from a grain silo collapse last year. On June 5, Owen Sound Firefighter Jay Gow, as well as Inter-Township Fire Department F...
Jun 22, 2025 Firefighters Recognized With OPP Commissioner's Citation for Heroic Rescue From left to right: Phil Eagelson, Fire Chief- Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services, Jeff Gautreau, Fire Chief- Inter-Township Fire Department, Mayor Sue Carleton, Township of Georgian Bluffs, Thomas Carrique, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner, Jay Gow, Firefighter Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services, Jason Redmond, Training Officer Owen Sound Fire and Emergency Services (Image from City of Owen Sound)