Mon June 10: Doug Ford Came by for a Quiet Photo Op

Plus: The Library is looking for authors with a Grey or Bruce County connection to showcase their books at its local book fair in October

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford attended a private ribbon-cutting ceremony in Owen Sound on June 7, 2024. See more below.

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Public Notices:

• The Library is looking for authors with a Grey or Bruce County connection to showcase their books at its local book fair on Friday, October 18 to Saturday, October 19^th. If you are a local author or have a novel set in Grey or Bruce County, please fill out an author application form by August 9, 2024.

• Road reconstruction work will be starting soon on Concession 21, between Zion Church Road and Thompson Sideroad. The Miller Group will be onsite starting the week of June 10, 2024, expecting to finish by July 2024, weather dependent. (Township of Georgian Bluffs)

Full subscribers, there’s a lot more for you below, including…

• Grey Bruce Health Coalition shares their disappointment at being denied the time and date of Premier Doug Ford’s visit to Owen Sound

• A request for sponsors and golfers for The Women’s Centre fundraising golf tourney in July

• Coverage from the wreath-laying ceremony in Owen Sound Sunday marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day

• An update on the local unemployment rate

• Local events coming up this week and in the weeks ahead

Keep reading for these stories and more, plus lots of local events.

~ Miranda

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