Oct 18 - Local News & Weekend Events

Plus: Insights from Grey Bruce Public Health, Owen Sound Police Service, and more

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The feature article below examines the latest report from Grey Bruce Public Health, which reveals that 18.3% of local households experienced food insecurity between 2021 and 2023. The report emphasizes how rising living costs, especially for food and housing, are affecting the most vulnerable folks in our community, including children and single-parent families. 

You’ll find key findings and public health insight on how food insecurity isn't just about hunger—it’s tied to broader financial struggles, affecting both mental and physical health. Children in food-insecure households are at higher risk of anxiety, depression, and developmental challenges, for example.

Read on for insight into how Grey Bruce tracks food affordability, what actions public health advocates recommend, and why income-based solutions—not just food charity—are crucial to addressing the region’s growing food insecurity problem.

Public Notices

• This Saturday, October 19th, is the last Household Hazardous Waste Day of 2024, taking place at the Public Works Facility (1900 20th Street East). See details at OwenSound.ca/Waste to know what materials are accepted, complete a form beforehand, and more.

• Bluewater District School Board is holding an open house on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at Grey Highlands Secondary School to address some important temporary changes that will impact schools in the Dundalk and Flesherton area starting next September. (BWDSB)

• Priebe Bridge in Arran Elderslie (Sideroad 25 between Concession 2 and Bruce County Rd 19) will be closed for emergency repairs effective October 21 and will not be reopened for about seven weeks. (CKNX)

Full subscribers - keep reading for our original + curated local news updates, including:

• the confirmed date and initial info for Home & Cottage Expo 2025

• a City committee decision to move up arena floor and boards work at the Bayshore

• Owen Sound Emergency Communications Centre insights from the police service’s annual report

• Bruce County council meeting highlights

• and a lot more.

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