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Where Every Grey-Bruce Election Race Stands Two Days Before Nominations Close
Who has filed for mayor, deputy mayor, council and school board across all 17 Grey-Bruce municipalities, as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 19.
 • Miranda Miller
Our Town: High Taxes, Low Incomes & Squeeze on Owen Sound Property Owners
In his latest column in the limited series 'Our Town,' David McLeish examines why Owen Sound property owners pay the highest share of their income in…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Owen Sound Little Theatre Announces David Leslie Award Recipient
The Owen Sound Little Theatre is pleased to announce that Gregory Nyenhuis is the recipient of this year’s David Leslie Award.
 • The Owen Sound Current
Bus Talks Resume as MPP Vickers Says He Has Been Engaged With Calandra "for Some Time"
School Bus Ontario says it learned Tuesday that talks restarted and explains why bigger ministry allocations don't automatically reach operators; MPP…
 • Miranda Miller
Weds Aug 19: Owen Sound & Grey-Bruce News
News and updates involving Bluewater District School Board, Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board, MPP Paul Vickers, Brightshores Health System…
 • Miranda Miller
Province Points to ‘Record Funding’ for School Transport; Tells Boards to Get Back to the Table
Minister Calandra's office says boards should return to negotiations. The consortium says talks have carried on all week. Neither mentions Friday's…
 • Miranda Miller
Open Letter: Rural School Transportation is Essential Infrastructure, And Ontario Government Needs to Lead
An Owen Sound father appeals for provincial intervention and adequate funding to facilitate a deal between the Student Transportation Service Consortium…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Intersections Wood Symposium Brings 15 Speakers to Owen Sound in October
The non-profit behind the symposium was inspired by the late Stephen Hogbin, the Owen Sound woodworker and designer whose influence is one of the…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Police Charge 80-Year-Old Northern Bruce Peninsula Resident After Flagger Struck
Five days after Teddy Burak was struck at Highway 6 and Caudle Sideroad, police say they have identified the driver who left and that person now faces…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Tues Aug 18: News, Views & Events in Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce
News and updates involving the impasse between school bus operators and boards, Saugeen Ojibway Nation's treaty claim court battle, Grey County…
 • Miranda Miller
Bus Operators Set Friday Deadline for Grey-Bruce Deal, Say 16,000 Students Potentially Impacted
School Bus Ontario says 308 routes and more than 16,000 students are at risk of losing school transportation unless Grey-Bruce contracts are signed by…
 • Miranda Miller
Back-to-School Bus Service in Doubt for Grey-Bruce Students as Contract Talks Stall
Bluewater and Bruce-Grey Catholic boards warn families buses may not run in September. Here's what's behind the stalled operator contract talks.
 • Miranda Miller
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