Mon Feb 9 – Local News & What's Happening This Week
News and updates involving City of Owen Sound, Grey County, Saugeen Shores Police, Owen Sound Attack, Grey Roots Museum, Habitat for Humanity's ReStores, and a lot more
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Today, we start the new week with a heartfelt reflection from a reader who has spent a lifetime volunteering, from wartime childhood chores to baking weekly for Safe N’ Sound.
Suzanne Sloan may no longer canvas door-to-door or lead meetings, but her spirit of service hasn’t faded. In this touching essay, she reminds us all that no act of kindness is too small — and that it’s never too late to make a difference.
Letter: Why I Still Volunteer at 92 — And You Should, Too
There was an editorial in Owen Sound Current recently on volunteering, followed by a poll on the reader’s involvement as a volunteer. I was about to check a box when I discovered none of the five questions fit my volunteering profile.
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City of Owen Sound water bills were delayed slightly and expected to be sent late last week.
Warming Centre Locations and Hours During Extreme Cold Event - City of Owen Sound
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Today we have news and updates on the search for Georgian Bluffs man James Van-Veen, another fire at the Coach Inn rooming house, the latest incidents handled by Saugeen Shores Police, and a lot more from Owen Sound and around Grey and Bruce Counties.
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