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by Rob Gowan on (#52VJ0)
Hundreds of COVID-19 test results of residents and staff at Brucelea Haven in Walkerton have so far come back negative for the virus after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared there on Monday. Grey-Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said Wednesday afternoon that at least 200 negative results have been received from residents and […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52VJ1)
Seeds are now being sown to ensure local community gardens will continue producing healthy food for area residents this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce staff has begun preparing the beds at its Fresh Roots Food Forest & Gardens in Owen Sound, while Bruce Botanical Food Gardens volunteers are planning […]
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by Scott Dunn on (#52VJ3)
Brockton has cancelled an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Walkerton E. coli water disaster, which killed seven people and sickened more than half the town after they unwittingly drank tainted tap water. Current public health directives against large gatherings during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic left no other choice, said Paulette Peirol, Brockton’s community […]
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by Greg Cowan on (#52VAD)
Eleven fines of $750 each have been issued by James Special Services to people in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula who are failing to comply with provincial orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The majority of those who received fines were using Sauble Beach, which has been closed since early April […]
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by The Sun Times on (#52VAF)
An Owen Sound man faces numerous charges after he was arrested in the city on Tuesday. Just before 6:30 p.m., members of the Owen Sound police drug enforcement unit and criminal investigations branch concluded a drug trafficking investigation with the arrest of a man in the 1000 block of 2nd Avenue East. Police seized methamphetamine, […]
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by The Sun Times on (#52V06)
A man has been arrested in connection with an assault on an employee at the drive-thru window of McDonald’s in Hanover earlier this month. A 44-year-old Hanover man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and has been charged with assault for striking the employee, Hanover Police Chief Chris Knoll said via Twitter. The suspect was later […]
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by The Sun Times on (#52V08)
Nearly $7,000 was sent to a con artist after a Huron-Kinloss resident fell victim to a romance scam. South Bruce OPP are warning people about the romance scam, which typically starts online through social media or an online dating site, South Bruce OPP said in a news release on Tuesday. The conversations quickly become romantic […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52V09)
The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which organizers say is Canada’s most prestigious automotive event, has been cancelled for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Founder and show chair Rob McLeese said the decision was made due to the uncertainty around the novel coronavirus situation and to help protect the health and safety of those who […]
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by The Sun Times on (#52V0B)
A male youth who was the victim of an alleged assault in Durham on Monday has been released from hospital. Two other male youths have been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes, and failure to comply with a youth sentence. At approximately 3 p.m., a male […]
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by Rob Gowan on (#52SW7)
Extensive testing has been carried out at the Bruce County-run Brucelea Haven long-term care home in Walkerton after tests confirmed two staff members there have COVID-19. Grey-Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said Tuesday that all 126 of the residents at Brucelea Haven have now been tested, while 120 of the 215 staff […]
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by Rob Gowan on (#52SW9)
Bruce County’s plan to provide child care to health-care and frontline workers has been approved, with plans to start out by piloting the program with the South Bruce Grey Health Centre. The program, which will see childcare provided in the home of the child, was approved by the Ministry of Education on April 21 after […]
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by Rob Gowan on (#52SWB)
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre is reopening its Walkerton hospital for admissions of non-COVID-19 and non-respiratory patients because an anticipated surge in patients due to the pandemic hasn’t materialized so far. The move comes after on April 6 the acute care units at the Kincardine and Walkerton hospitals were dedicated as COVID-19/respiratory units. But […]
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by Greg Cowan on (#52SWD)
Calls for widespread COVID-19 testing are not supported by science and could affect the reliability of the tests and data, Grey-Bruce’s medical officer of health said Monday. A possible false-positive COVID-19 test at Sepoy Manor in Lucknow triggered an outbreak declaration Saturday. The resident who originally tested positive later tested negative alongside all 73 residents […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52SM5)
The owners of the Heritage Grove shopping complex property in Owen Sound have cleared key hurdles in their plan to fully build-out the site, with proposals to construct a hotel, restaurants and other retail shops near 16th Street East. City council voted Monday night to conditionally approve a site plan for the project and to […]
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by Scott Dunn on (#52SM7)
It’s tough enough for 140 Tenneco workers that manufacturing at their plant will end Friday. Only a handful will remain to close the sprawling, 45-year-old auto parts plant in Owen Sound, where nearly 500 worked when the plant closure was announced in October 2018. Now the opening of a centre to support Tenneco workers has […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52SM9)
Owen Sound raised a Canadian Labour Congress flag above city hall Tuesday in recognition of the National Day of Mourning, a day to remember those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. The flag-raising, which happened this year without a ceremony or gathering […]
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by Rob Gowan on (#52RDQ)
The Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce is seeing more people accessing their services for longer as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Clark MacFarlane, chief executive officer of CMHA Grey Bruce Mental Health and Addiction Services, said Monday they are certainly seeing an increase in their wait lists as they continue to do intakes and […]
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by Scott Dunn on (#52R81)
Directors of education with local public and Catholic boards said Monday that distance learning is a lot harder than having teachers and students in the classroom. So extending e-learning in publically funded schools to the end of May will require more focus on how students are progressing outside of the classroom, they said. Education Minister […]
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by Greg Cowan on (#52R83)
A pair of Brucelea Haven long-term care staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The Walkerton home is the third long-term care facility to have a reported COVID-19 outbreak in Grey-Bruce. It only takes one confirmed case of the respiratory disease in a long-term care facility for an outbreak to be declared by public health. […]
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by Rob Gowan on (#52R84)
Two events that put Owen Sound on the map each summer – Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival and the Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular — have been shelved for 2020. But organizers of both events are vowing to come back bigger and better in 2021. “The derby will survive and we will be back stronger,†said […]
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by Scott Dunn on (#52R1K)
Saugeen Shores residents are among eight people charged in a scheme police allege involved delivery of illicit marijuana to customers’ doors in the Grey-Bruce area. Saugeen Shores Police Service announced the drug bust Monday, after they began an investigation in February, Sgt. Andy Evans said in a phone interview. People charged were from Port Elgin, […]
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by The Sun Times on (#52QRT)
Summerfolk 45 has been cancelled. The Georgian Bay Folk Society has announced that the annual music and craft festival, scheduled for Aug. 21-23, will not go ahead due to the continued uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the society said the decision was a difficult, but necessary one, with the health and safety […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52PSK)
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Sepoy Manor Retirement Living in Lucknow. The Grey Bruce Health Unit said the outbreak was declared Saturday at the home, which has capacity for up to 35 residents, according to the facility’s website. Sunday’s daily situation report from public health said three people in Huron-Kinloss, which is […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52PHB)
The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to deliver a roughly $1-million hit to Owen Sound’s operating budget, mostly due to reduced user fees and other revenue, city council heard Monday night. “I’d like to highlight that that’s a conservative forecast,†Kate Allan, director of corporate services, said during Monday night’s meeting, which was […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52NVE)
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new lab-confirmed local cases of COVID-19 Saturday, bringing the region’s total so far to 72. It was the fourth straight day that two new cases were reported over a previous 24-hour period. Thirty-five of the 72 local cases have recovered, public health days, and no one with a […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52NVG)
An Owen Sound business has now given away more than 4,000 “ear savers†to front-line health care providers and is creating new products as a way to show support for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Have1.com has provided ear saver clips – worn at the back of the head to hold medical masks in […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52NQP)
For the second straight year, Grey County council has opted to reduce the property tax rate for local farmland. Council approved in a weighted 51-39 vote Thursday a motion by Southgate Deputy-mayor Brian Milne to lower the farmland tax ratio from 24 to 21.8 per cent of the residential property tax class. The move comes […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52NJS)
Grey County is a significant step closer to building a new, expanded Rockwood Terrace long-term care home in Durham. County council passed a bylaw Thursday to formally approve a land swap that will see the county acquire from Durham Stone & Paving Inc. (DSPI) about 32 acres of property in Durham – directly behind the […]
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by Rob Gowan on (#52MTX)
After a dip in referrals early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people accessing the youth mental health services at Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services are back to about normal. And while the pandemic is like nothing experienced before, if past crises are any indication, a significant increase of referrals can be […]
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by Greg Cowan on (#52MTZ)
For the third straight day the Grey Bruce Health Unit has reported two new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the region’s cumulative total to 70. There have been 21 reported COVID-19 cases in healthcare workers, and 34 of the 70 cases have recovered. The health unit renewed a call Friday to a widening group of […]
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by Denis Langlois on (#52MKQ)
Less than six months after opening K’mon Let’s Play and achieving her dream of becoming an entrepreneur, Kim Keskinen has been forced to shutter her Owen Sound business due to the fallout of the COVID-19 situation. “It’s really hit me hard. I’ve suffered from a lot of anxiety and, to be honest, depression since this […]
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