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The Owen Sound Attack added three prospects in Wednesday’s 2020 Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. The Attack selected Anthony Bax from the Oakville Rangers midget triple-A team with the 10th-overall selection in the draft. The Parkhill native is a left-shot defenceman who played with the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs during his minor-midget season before suiting up […]

South Bruce Grey Health Centre will be caring for all of its COVID-19 patients in separate units at its Walkerton and Kincardine hospital sites, at least at first, the hospital corporation announced Wednesday. Transfer of all non-COVID patients out of those hospitals and into beds in Chesley and Durham hospitals began April 3. Since Monday, […]

The message from Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health is clear: Do not travel to visit extended families for Easter this weekend. Dr. Ian Arra said he’ll be sharing a meal with extended family members with the help of his iPad and an internet connection. The Easter travel question was posed during the second telephone town […]

Life moves on amid the COVID-19 lockdown in Owen Sound, even while most people are focussed on the latest developments in this public health crisis. Owen Sound Police Service successfully completed its first end-to-end test call through the next-generation 911 emergency system, NG911, on April 3. The new system will let people text 911 operators […]

South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson says a private security firm will “actively” enforce new provincial restrictions which permit cottage and similar rentals only on an emergency basis to limit COVID-19 pandemic spread. Last week’s tightened provincial emergency order, which whittled down the list of essential businesses allowed to stay open, also restricted short-term rental […]

With eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in Grey-Bruce in the past two days, local Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra says he expects the number of cases to continue to trend upwards. “Many people ask if we are close to the peak, but we are not even starting,” Arra said late Tuesday afternoon. […]

A plan by Owen Sound-based Andpet Realty to build a 331-unit residential subdivision on 16th Avenue East cleared a key hurdle Monday night. City council granted final approval to the company’s subdivision plan for East Court Residences, which is to include a 126-unit retirement home, 120-unit apartment building, 69 townhouses and 10 semi-detached units. Pam […]

Owen Sound has closed its recreation centres, playgrounds, off-leash dog park, tennis courts and even public benches as part of its effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. But city officials say the closure that has generated the most controversy so far was the decision to shutter Owen Sound’s boat launches. City manager Wayne […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported three new cases of COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce on Tuesday. The new cases reported in the past 24 hours bring to 29 the total number of confirmed cases in Grey-Bruce. The new cases include a woman in her 90s, a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 70s. […]

Residents in the Port Elgin area are being asked to take steps to avoid attracting bears after sightings there in recent weeks. Residents of the area have reported interactions with black bears, most involving items such as bird feeders and garbage, a bulletin from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said. The province is […]

Work continues on Owen Sound’s 10th Street bridge, but there’s now concern at city hall that the COVID-19 situation may affect the $8.7-million replacement project’s overall schedule. Dennis Kefalas, Owen Sound director of public works and engineering, said a subcontractor working on the foundation of the new bridge has reduced the number of crews at […]

Unit 1 at Bruce Power has reached a record run of consecutive days of operation since it was brought back online in 2012 after being shut down in the 1990s. The Unit marked 600 consecutive days of steady operation on Monday, which is its longest uninterrupted service since it was returned to service in 2012. […]

A man has been arrested after police were involved in a backhoe chase for more than an hour and a half in the Durham area. On Sunday just before 10 p.m. police were called to the Heritage Corner Variety Store in Durham after it was reported that a backhoe had struck the building and left. […]

The COVID-19 case total in Grey-Bruce increased by five Monday afternoon, bringing the total to 26, the largest local single-day increase. Dr. Ian Arra, the medical officer of health for Grey-Bruce, said the jump in cases should remind people how important it is self-isolate, hand-wash, keep their distance from others and stop all non-essential travel […]

Grey and Bruce counties are gathering resources and putting supports in place to help local businesses who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Savanna Myers, Grey County’s director of economic development, said Monday that a lot of businesses are struggling right now and the are doing what they can to find them help. […]

Police in Grey-Bruce are responding to concerns from the public about people not self-isolating or questioning whether certain businesses are supposed to be open. But police are finding most people are following public health direction. So far, the policy is to educate and warn rather than charge, Grey Bruce OPP Acting Insp. Jennifer Ormsby said […]

The Attack boss doesn’t like to offer player comparisons. And true, It may not be fair for Dale DeGray to compare a 15-year-old to someone Attack fans watched play four years in the Ontario Hockey League. Or someone who turned life in the Scenic City into a professional hockey career. But, he did offer a […]

Judges, lawyers and accused people are now appearing in local courts by video or by telephone in conference calls. These are among the provisions announced by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General on March 28 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Owen Sound defence lawyer Greg Deakin, who represents Grey-Bruce at the […]

Now there are six healthcare workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce, the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s situation report announced Sunday. By 3:30 p.m., two new cases were reported – one woman in her 40s and another woman in her 50s – both in isolation. To date, 21 people have been diagnosed with […]

The owners of a small company that has been transporting children to local schools for decades is now the driving force behind an effort to provide youngsters in Grey-Bruce with toys to occupy their time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul and Mary Wiley, who operate Martin’s School Transit with their three children, have partnered with […]

After waiting more than four decades to find the woman of his dreams, Jeremy Woodley says he’s eager to finally say ‘I do’ this spring. But as it has for many couples who plan to tie the knot in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has put Woodley and Trinity Brewitt’s wedding plans in jeopardy, adding even […]

A 33-year-old man is faces several charges after a Saugeen Shores police officer was confronted with a knife, police said in a news release. The man, of no fixed address, was arrested after an officer struck him with a conducted energy weapon. Officers with the Saugeen Shores Police Service were called to a home in […]

An Owen Sound Walmart employee has tested positive for COVID-19, says a company official, but the east-side store remains open. Adam Grachnik, director of corporate affairs at Walmart Canada, said employees who were identified as being in close contact with the associate have been directed to self-isolate “out of an abundance of caution.” A deep […]

The Owen Sound Attack used the 10th-overall pick in Saturday’s draft to select centre Cédrick Guindon from the Rockland Nationals of the Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) league. Guindon is listed at five-foot-eight and 152-pounds. The Rockland native scored 24 goals and added 35 helpers for the Nationals’ midget triple-A team this past season. He also […]

With five long-term care homes between them housing hundreds of residents, Grey and Bruce counties are monitoring their residents and staff closely as the COVID-19 pandemic grips Ontario, Canada and much of the world. “We do not have a positive case in our homes and we hope to maintain it,” Jill Knowlton, managing director of […]

A female in her 50s is the second health-care worker at Maple View Long-Term Care home to test positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to the public health unit’s situation report Friday. Another female in her 50s tested positive in Grey-Bruce in the past 24 hours, but the details in that case were still pending. […]

Owen Sound announced Friday that all boat launches within the city are closed to the public, effective immediately. The move comes after a recent declaration from the city that boat launches would be open to the public. “That’s how quickly it’s changing,” city manager Wayne Ritchie said. Ritchie said that in discussions with other levels […]

It is under unprecedented circumstances with many unknowns, but teachers in Grey-Bruce are just about ready to reconnect with their students. Gary O’Donnell, director of education with the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, said Friday that preparations have been ongoing over the last couple of weeks to get ready to teach students at home during […]

The Owen Sound Attack have plenty of capital to spend at the annual junior hockey market with 18 picks in Saturday’s 2020 OHL Priority Selection – including 10 picks in the first six rounds. The Attack’s first pick comes at 10th-overall, and the squad has had some luck at the spot in recent years including […]

A biotechnology company headed by Owen Sound native John Lewis is working around the clock to develop a DNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infections and treat people with the coronavirus. Entos Pharmaceuticals is hoping to have the novel Fusogenix vaccine ready for clinical trials in about five weeks, said Lewis, the Edmonton-based company’s chief executive […]

A 15th confirmed case of COVID-19 infection was announced by the Grey Bruce Health Unit Thursday. The male in his 30s is self-isolating. Three health-care workers working in Grey-Bruce and an employee of the Maple View Long-Term Care Home in Owen Sound have all had positive-tests confirmed in the last week. Dr. Ian Arra, medical […]

Recycling services are returning to normal in Bruce County, after collection had been temporarily cancelled for some municipalities. Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling announced it will once again start collecting recyclables in Arran-Elderslie, Huron-Kinloss and South Bruce after the service had been temporarily cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BASWR announced last week the recycling […]

Bruce County and its municipalities have stepped up efforts to advise people to remain home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The county held its first online council meeting on Thursday, with the heads of its lower-tier municipalities and staff participating. While there were a few small items on the agenda, most of the meeting focused on […]

The Grey Bruce Health Unit has confirmed COVID-19 at Maple View Long-Term Care residence in Owen Sound, according to its website. Richard Franzke, vice president of business development and communications for Southbridge Care Homes, Maple View’s parent company, confirmed an employee tested positive for the virus. Franzke said in an e-mail that the single employee […]

Grey Bruce Health Services is transforming the arena floor at Owen Sound’s Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre into a temporary 75-bed hospital, while public health is working with Grey and Bruce counties to create potential recovery centres in Grey-Bruce. At the same time, South Bruce Grey Health Centre is working to add 55 new beds […]

Two local health-care workers – including the first in a long-term care facility – brought the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Grey-Bruce to 14 Wednesday as Grey Bruce Health Services announced it is preparing for a potential surge. A female in her 30s and a man in his 60s were the latest confirmed cases of […]

One thing that hasn’t ceased during the COVID-19 situation is the need for blood donations. “Blood has such a short shelf life and it’s needed every single day,” territory manager Elaine St. Pierre said Wednesday, before the start of Canadian Blood Services’ first Owen Sound blood donor clinic since the novel coronavirus was declared a […]

School boards and teachers in Grey-Bruce are preparing to educate students at home for at least the next month after a provincial announcement on Tuesday that schools would remain closed. But the challenges they face across largely rural Grey-Bruce are admittedly large. “This is a ginormous undertaking,” Bluewater District School Board director of education Alana […]

Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce is now taking tips about people breaking orders to self-isolate in efforts control the spread of COVID-19. The organization’s chair, Peter Reid, said he hopes his group’s involvement clears regular emergency channels for other things. “With the potential for more calls, what we want to do is prevent people from […]

Funeral director John McGlynn says he empathizes with those families who are mourning a loved one’s death but must postpone the usual services or celebrations of life because of gathering restrictions precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even under normal circumstances, it’s difficult. And under these circumstances, for some I think it’s going to feel like […]

Police are looking for a man who they believe may have lived in the Meaford or Thornbury areas in the early 1980s who was possibly a witness in an ongoing criminal investigation. Detectives from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the OPP are asking for the public’s help locating Steve Montgomery, who is […]

These are anxious times. A global pandemic, self-isolation orders, economic uncertainty, stir-crazy children. The list goes on. Everyone is looking for some relief. Some soft, crusty, warm relief. That’s where Gilles Haché comes in, and he may as well be wearing a cape. The Eugenia-based owner of Chef at Home Catering has delivered free homemade […]

Bruce Power will provide 600,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to front-line health workers to support the province’s fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. Bruce Power CEO Mike Rencheck made the announcement on 560 CFOS AM’s Open Line radio show alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker. Ford said it’s the […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, local midwives are noticing two trends: more women are opting for home births and their supply of personal protective equipment is shrinking. This week, Midwives Grey Bruce turned to the community to appeal for donations of surgical masks, N95 face masks, face shields, nitrile gloves and gowns as well as […]

The small southern Bruce County municipality of Huron-Kinloss has stepped up its efforts to keep cottagers away during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Mayor Mitch Twolan announced in an online statement that a municipal order had been implemented ordering everyone to refrain from turning the water on for seasonal residents. He said local tradespeople had […]

A 12th confirmed case of COVID-19 has been recorded in the region, according to the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s situation report Tuesday. The new case is awoman in her 30s and for the first time, the case involves a health-care provider working in Grey-Bruce. Details about the woman’s role in the health-care field were not […]

Foreign workers from Jamaica may soon start arriving in the Meaford area, after the Canadian government exempted them from a strict travel ban implemented to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Brian Gilroy, owner of Nighthawk Orchards and a director with the Ontario Apple Growers, said the last couple of days have been […]

The provincial government extended its declaration of emergency to April 13 and is now closing all outdoor recreational amenities to the public throughout Ontario. Monday night’s announcement followed the closure of non-essential workplaces and restrictions on social gatherings of more than five as the government tries to keep people home and slow the spread of […]

The Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation is planning to monitor all incoming traffic to Neyaashiinigmiing effective midnight Thursday and will ask those without reason to enter the community to turn back. The Chippewas of Nawash Council previously passed a resolution to close Sydney Bay Road and will now monitor Coveney’s Road in an effort […]

While there were some technical hiccups, Grey County council held its first electronic meeting Tuesday with all 18 members participating from their homes. Council discussed and approved only one item during the brief session – an amendment to the county’s procedural bylaw to permit electronic council and committee meeting during declared county or provincial emergencies. […]