Weds Jan 28 – Owen Sound & Grey-Bruce Area News
Owen Sound area news and submissions involving Brightshores Health System, South Bruce OPP, Safe N' Sound, Grey County, NeighbourWoods North, an Owen Sound hit-and-run case, and more
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Enjoy this wee experiment, as we see whether a video will work as our featured image. The above clip of frigid water rushing over Sauble Falls is courtesy of our roving photographer, Andy Koshan.
At this point in the winter, most of us would vote to exile snow to another planet. The shovelling, the slush, the rock-hard crusties around your tires… it’s a lot.
Which is why we desperately need someone to remind us that snow isn’t just a cold, wet inconvenience. It’s actually doing some important work out there.
Thankfully, Peter Middleton is here to deliver exactly that. His thoughtful reflection on snow’s quiet brilliance, submitted on behalf of NeighbourWoods North, might just make you see the next snowfall slightly differently (or at least curse it a little less).
Public Notice
Missing: Police Search for James, 64-Year-Old Georgian Bluffs Man
Grey Bruce OPP have issued a public appeal for assistance locating a 64-year-old man, James Van-Veen, who was last seen early Monday morning.
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