Bruce Peninsula National Park has received a huge increase in its resources. The Park has become 512 acres bigger, thanks to a generous donation by the Krug family, and the land has been incorporated into ongoing plans to conserve and restore areas within the park. MP Larry Miller, on behalf of the Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced infrastructure investments totalling $15.6 million for several Parks Canada projects across both Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park.
The Krug family came to Bruce County in the 1880s, building a furniture business that helped build Chesley. Bruce Krug was a founding member of the Bruce Trail Club on the peninsula in 1964. From their cottage in Tobermory, he and his brother acquired "sizable acreages" in the north Bruce which they made available for trails, and worked diligently on the hard, physical work of building the Bruce Trail from Tobermory to Dyer's Bay. Incorporating their land into the National Park will continue their legacy of nature preservation.
The Owen Sound Water Watchers, a grass roots community group dedicated to the protection of water, and Bayview Public School's Grade 5/6 environmentally concerned students invite you to join in the Owen Sound Quench program.
This is a unique community-based program dedicated to promoting municipal tap water as a safe, healthy, easily accessible alternative to purchasing bottled water.
The Marketside Cafe was the first business in Owen Sound to sign up as an official Quench Station, encouraging users to carry reusable water bottles and use the smart phone app to find convenient sources of free water. Look for the Quench decal in the Marketside window and in a growing number of stores and restaurants. The Downtown Improvement Area (DIA) supports the Quench program.
The recent March 2015 action plan released by the Grey Bruce Health Unit Healthy Food Choices and Tap Water report recommends...
The Police are asking for anyone who witnessed or has information regarding any of the three motor vehicle collisions that occurred over the weekend in the city to please contact the Owen Sound Police Service at 519-376-2134.
A single motor vehicle collision occurred around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday June 27th. A 2007 green Ford pickup was westbound on 16th Street East when it travelled off the roadway at 5th Avenue and struck a tree. There was extensive front end damage to the truck; the driver alone in the vehicle was not injured. The 21 year old male driver of Paisley was charge with careless driving contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The vehicle had been borrowed from a friend in order to pick up some furniture that had been purchased by the driver.
Sunday (June 28th) morning at approximately 6:50 a.m. a yellow Dodge Neon entered...
Below is the full text of the letter to Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities from Bill Walker, MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.
Hon. Reza Moridi
Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
1ih Floor, 77 Wellesley Street West
Toronto, Ontario M7 A 1N3
Dear Minister Moridi:
With a volatile economy, rural Ontario is looking to your government to help promote small businesses, entrepreneurship and create jobs in our communities.
For over two decades, this support was made possible through the Ontario Self EmploymentBenefit program, known as OSEB. In fact, the OSEB program was a success in my riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, providing financial support and business planning advice to help retrain laid-off workers starting their ownbusiness. Since 2005, as many as 400 constituents in my riding alone went on to start abusiness, and to create new jobs in our region because of this benefit.
The Bleeding Carrot, Dr. Cobbler's Shoes & Swirls and Elsie's Diner, with the latter now employing 18 people, are just a few successful highlights.
The Grey Bruce Health Unit will host an addiction treatment rapid access clinic in Owen Sound as part of a new integrated approach to addiction services in Grey Bruce. Opening this fall, the clinic will see patients within seven days of discharge from an Emergency Department. The clinic physician will provide ongoing support including counselling, withdrawal medication and connecting the patient with community support programs.
The cost of addictions in our region and throughout Ontario...
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