Tues May 12: Local News, Views & Events

News and updates involving Owen Sound Emergency Communications Centre, Brightshores Health System, Owen Sound Attack, Municipality of Meaford, and more

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Cranes listing boats into the water at Georgian Shores Marina in Owen Sound. Photo credit: David Huntley

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Public Notice

• Owen Sound Fire Department Launches Annual Home Visitation Program - City of Owen Sound

• Community Update: Neoen Battery Energy Storage System Project - Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment Office

• Open Houses and Public Meeting for the Draft New Bruce County Official Plan - Bruce County

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Keep Reading

Today’s edition offers a report on assurances the Owen Sound Attack will stay in town as ownership is changing, an inside look at the Owen Sound Emergency Communications Centre and our 911 system, recognition for local nursing teams, a look at the top concerns locally based on Nanos Research data, an update on the OPP’s mischief investigation in Teeswater, and a lot more.

Miranda Miller
Editor

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