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Hot Days in Grey Bruce Counties
John Anderson explores Grey County's rising number of hot days above 30°C — and what climate models project for the decades ahead.
 • The Owen Sound Current
River District Board Highlights: Election Timeline, Action Plan Refresh and Summer Events
River District members — commercial property owners and business tenants of the downtown district — will elect a new board of management on November 9…
 • Miranda Miller
Maple Reserve Barbershop Quartet Comes to Leith Summer Festival on July 25
Barbershop harmony meets Simon & Garfunkel and "Danny Boy" at the Historic Leith Church as part of the Leith Summer Festival.
 • The Owen Sound Current
AI Wound Care Technology Coming to More Grey-Bruce Hospitals and Home Care
Brightshores Health System is expanding an AI wound assessment tool to three more hospitals and home care across Grey-Bruce, backed by co-funding from…
 • Miranda Miller
Mon July 20: Owen Sound & Grey Bruce News
News and updates involving Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Bruce Power, City of Owen Sound, Rocklyn Arena, the IPM, Barry's Construction, Owen Sound Choir…
 • Miranda Miller
Ottawa Frames Consent as a Goal, Not a Requirement, for New Nuclear in Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory
SON says its consent is required for the Bruce C expansion, but Natural Resources Canada points to consent as a goal, not a requirement, for new…
 • Miranda Miller
Committee Recommends New By-laws to Council to Protect Renters From Heat & Water Disconnection
Owen Sound's Corporate Services Committee wants a new by-law letting the city act faster when rental units lose heat, water or other essential services.
 • Miranda Miller
Pro Coro Canada & Choir Camp Choral Concerts in Owen Sound This Week
Edmonton's Pro Coro Canada performs July 22 and Choir Camp's 100-voice mass choir closes the week July 24 — both Pay What You Can at St. Andrew's in…
 • The Owen Sound Current
Owen Sound Field Naturalists: AGM Highlights, Award Winners, Bruce Birding Club Updates & More
From nesting turtles at Wiarton to a rare Black Tern at Boat Lake, plus club awards and John Bittorf's retirement from Grey Sauble Conservation.
 • John Dickson
Owen Sound's Water Plant Struggled for Days Before the Public Was Told
Records show Owen Sound plant struggled to keep reservoirs full and water clear for nearly a week before a precautionary boil water advisory in March…
 • Miranda Miller
Fri July 17: Top News Stories & Weekend Events
News and updates involving Owen Sound Council, Cabot Head Road, Saugeen Shores Council, Bruce Peninsula District School Secondary, Sr. B Owen Sound…
 • Miranda Miller
Owen Sound Council Refuses Rental Development Charge Break, Clears Two Apartment Projects
Council collected development charges on a 128-unit rental, funded a Harrison Park marker tree restoration and passed 11 bylaws at its July 13 meeting.
 • Miranda Miller
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