Mon Nov 20: Local News + Enjoy 'Georgian Bay Explorer' Episodes Online

Plus: Explore a celebrity chef's new Grey County property; save the date for Brian Barrie's crime novel book launch

Looking for your next good read? Retired trial lawyer Brian Barrie’s much-anticipated true crime novel launches Nov 30 at The Ginger Press – save the date.

Four Bullets, Four Witnesses, Four Liars: The True Story of a Murder and the Trial That Followed uses trial transcripts, newspaper articles, and Barrie’s own memories to piece together the courtroom drama that played out when Mae McEachern was charged with murder.

McEachern was charged after Jimmy Strutton was shot and killed April 26, 1988, in a remote cabin just north of Owen Sound. The police questioned four witnesses. Each one told a different story, then changed their stories repeatedly. Plan to attend the book launch to hear Brian’s experiences and get a signed copy.

We have more historical content to share with you, and I’m excited to share the first in our series of ‘Georgian Bay Explorer’ columns.

Thanks to The Ginger Press, Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, Bayshore Radio / CFOS560, Ross Kentner, Andrew Armitage (1939-2021), Rob Ritchie, Jade Gilchrist, Heaven Silver, and Morgan Tomlinson, we’re now able to bring you audio and transcripts from Georgian Bay Explorer episodes as they originally aired.

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