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| Brockton, Hanover & West Grey Discuss Future Of Saugeen Municipal Airport 04/18/2024 Brockton, Hanover and West Grey will be looking over options on what to do with the Saugeen Municipal Airport after a meeting yesterday. The first multi-municipal meeting to discuss the future of the facility was held on April 17 at the Elmwood Community Centre, where the municipalities discussed where they stand and next steps.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| 6 New Scholarships Launched with Community Foundation 04/18/2024 The Community Foundation of Grey-Bruce has 6 new scholarships and is now accepting applications from eligible students enrolled in post secondary studies in the fall.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Saugeen Shores Doubling Housing Allowance Program Contribution 04/17/2024 Saugeen Shores is expanding its contribution to the Bruce County Municipal Housing Allowance Program to support housing stability. On Monday, April 15th, council approved a commitment to increase annual contributions by the Town of $75,000 for an annual commitment to the program of $150,000. Mayor Luke Charbonneau says, “The Town’s increased contribution and on-going support of this program reflects its continued commitment to advancing housing affordability and stability for all residents.”... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| BRA Reminding Residents to Not Throw Batteries in Garbage Bins 04/17/2024 The Bluewater Recycling Association is reminding residents of items to not be throwing into their garbage bins for collection. An incident from a few weeks ago occurred with $20,000 in truck damage when disposal vape sticks were thrown in the garbage bin. The BRA says batteries and other flammable material must not be put in the garbage for collection. The vape battery exploded while in the truck and caused a fire.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| UPDATE: Highway 21 Reopens After Collision Near Tiverton 04/16/2024 A section of Highway 21 has reopened near Tiverton after a two-vehicle collision this morning. The OPP say there were minor injuries in the crash at Highway 21 and Concession 2. Emergency services were called to the scene.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| New Mammography Machine for the Kincardine Hospital 04/16/2024 A new mammography machine is being installed at the Kincardine hospital this spring... The funding for the project has been supported by the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Kincardine To Uphold Rules, Mobility Scooters Not Allowed To Use Bike Lanes 04/15/2024 Kincardine council has decided to maintain the status quo when it comes to mobility scooters and bike lanes. The recommendation was to keep everything as-is, and that mobility scooters were not allowed to use bike lanes within the municipality because of safety concerns. Adam Weishar, who is the Director of Infrastructure and Development, says that according to the Highway Traffic Act, mobility scooters are defined as pedestrians, and should therefore use sidewalks when available.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| Home Sales Down Across the Region for March 04/15/2024 Home sales was down massively across the area last month when compared to the same time last year. The Realtors Association of Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound says home sales totaled 197 units last month, down 12.1 per cent from March 2023. Home sales were 21.6 per cent below the five year average for the month of march.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Kincardine Council Looks For Report On Crosswalk Accessibility 04/12/2024 The Municipality of Kincardine is looking to complete a review on its crosswalks to ensure accessibility in the community. During council’s April 10th meeting, they directed staff for the review to find how to provide accessible crosswalks within the municipality while adhering to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), as well as the Facility Accessibility Design Standards from the city of London.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| OPP Provides Update with Canadian Troops Coming to North Huron 04/12/2024 Huron County OPP have provided some more information with the military coming to North Huron next month. Police say they’ll be working alongside members of the Canadian Armed Forces during an exercise in the county from May 3rd-5th. The exercise dubbed “Trillium Venture” the 31 Canadian Brigade Group will be conducting training in Huron and Bruce Counties to enhance interoperability with other governmental departments and work to respond to a simulated extreme heat scenario.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Bruce Power Launches Affordable Housing Seed Program 05/11/2024 Bruce Power is launching an affordable housing seed program to help assist municipalities with new projects. The program offers grants to help municipalities in the Clean Energy Frontier Region of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties with planning and pre-development costs associated with building new affordable housing projects.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Southampton Arts Centre Looking For Town’s Support 04/11/2024 The Southampton Arts Centre is hoping for financial support from the Town of Saugeen Shores They made a presentation to council’s Committee of the Whole this week proposing rent relief, or an operational subsidy or donation next year and in the years to follow.... The Southampton Arts Centre offers about 120 art classes annually and a gallery full of work by local artists.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| Bruce Power Marks $250,000 Pledge for Rural Healthcare 04/10/2024 Bruce Power has announced a new partnership with the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health out of Goderich. The partnership is aimed to improve the health and quality of life for rural residents. Bruce Power is dishing out $250,000 in funding, $50,000 being provided every year for the next five years.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Saugeen Shores & Kincardine Could Revive Physician Recruitment Partnership 04/10/2024 Saugeen Shores and Kincardine are looking at a partnership to keep their hospital ERs open and ensure there are family doctors for all residents, and also they’re hoping Bruce Power will help fund it. A Saugeen Shores staff report says a previous partnership dissolved in 2020 and since then, Saugeen Shores has been working to reestablish the partnership with Kincardine.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| Home Sales Up Across the Region in March 04/09/2024 The price of a home saw a drop over the last month according to numbers from the Huron-Perth Association of Realtors. Homes sold last month was 139 units, up slightly by two sales from March 2023. On a year to date basis home sales totaled 363 units over the first three months of the year, an increase of 15.6 per cent from the same time last year.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Saugeen Shores Wants Community Input On Cultural Heritage Master Plan 04/09/2024 Saugeen Shores wants community input as it develops a Cultural Heritage Master Plan. The Town says the plan will identify cultural heritage resources in the community and make recommendations for their preservation. According to the province, heritage resources include artifacts or museum collections, buildings or structures, historic streetscapes, parks, trails or archaeological sites among other things. The Town’s process will include a review of existing protected sites.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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| Durham Hospital ED Closed for the Day 04/08/2024 The South Bruce Grey Health Centre has announced the Durham Hospital’s Emergency Department will be closed today due to poor staffing. The ED will reopen on Tuesday at 7am.... Click Here for More...(ShorelineClassicsFM) |
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| Brucelea, Gateway Haven Declared Within Provincial Regulations Q1 Of 2023 04/08/2024 Bruce County’s long-term care homes have been given the green light to issue a declaration of compliance with provincial regulations. Both of the county’s homes, Brucelea Haven and Gateway Haven are in compliance with regulations associated with the Long-Term Care Homes Act.... Click Here for More...(97.7theBruce) |
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