The Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued a statement discouraging travel from region to region or zone to zone, unless for essential needs, based on public health guidance. Essential reasons … Continue reading Health Unit discourages non-essential travel →

By Tammy Schneider Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the hope of alleviating one of the problems plaguing the long term care system during the pandemic, the provincial government announced on … Continue reading New funding opportunity available for students training as PSW’s →

Submission by James Scongack, Bruce Power It’s been almost one year since Bruce Power hosted the first of what would become a series of Virtual Town Halls, which included public … Continue reading Community Matters →

Kincardine is getting a brand-new CT scanner. This is excellent news for the community, but news that has led to some difference of opinions all the same. In particular, I … Continue reading A message from MPP Lisa Thompson →

By Tammy Schneider On Jan. 27, the provincial government announced it would be extending the reduced electricity rate of 8.5 cents per kilowatt until Feb. 9, 2021. This lower rate … Continue reading Off-peak electricity rates extended until Feb. 9 →

With some hospitals in Ontario at, or already over-capacity, the province has been working to create capacity to meet the needs of patients. Where staff is available, most hospitals are … Continue reading Grey Bruce hospitals support provincial hospital system →

By Tammy Schneider Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When it became apparent that many of the events the Ripley Agricultural Society were well-known for would be cancelled, the committee rolled up … Continue reading Ripley Ag Society wraps up a challenging, but exciting, year →

January 12, 2021 Province Issues Stay-at-Home Order and Introduces Enhanced Enforcement Measures to Reduce Mobility TORONTO – In response to a doubling in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, … Continue reading Ontario declares second provincial emergency to address COVID-19 crisis and save lives →

News Release Ontario Extends Teacher-Led Online Learning Until January 25 to Keep Students and Staff Safe in Southern Ontario January 7, 2021 Province Also Extends Provincewide Shutdown in Northern Ontario … Continue reading News release – teacher-led online learning extended →

A year ago, I wrote in this space about the excitement around our site on raising the curtain on a new decade with the beginning of the Unit 6 refurbishment … Continue reading Community Matters – James Scongack →