Just a little over a year ago, I sat at a table in a room at the Grey Bruce Health Unit headquarters in Owen Sound, with a small group of health-care leaders from the two counties which included Grey Bruce medical officer of health Dr. Ian Arra, chief executive officer of the health unit....
To the Editor: The irons are cooling, the cords are all wrapped The “closed” sign is out and the scissors are all packed. Our phone is now silent, our people were called We tried our best to get to you all. We miss you already, it’s sad we can’t stay, B...
To the Editor: RE: “Fin City Fish and Chips restaurant, and convenience store opening in Inverhuron” Thank you so much for this article! My grandparents, mother and I all loved the fact that you used “Cottage Grocery” as the name of the restaurant and store....
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine hears, yet again, hospital board’s case for Edge Plus CT scanner” Kincardine council heard from the South Bruce Grey Health Centre board and chief executive officer (CEO), as well as the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation, ...
To the Editor: What on Earth are they planning to store in this proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) in South Bruce? I have read so many letters claiming all sorts of crazy things …. how do I know what is true and what is not? There are many people trying to skew the per...
To the Editor: RE: “Kincardine hospital redevelopment should include Drive CT scanner, says reader” Well said, Judi. You bring up a few very good points. What is the reason for the Edge CT scanner to be so much more inexpensive? Why are the medical facilities t...
To the Editor: Re: "Kincardine hospital redevelopment project continues to advance" The Kincardine hospital redevelopment project, to take place over the next five to 10 years, is moving forward with the submission for approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health. That is...
As a father, I understand everyone’s concerns about having children go back to school during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. I want to let you know that the Grey Bruce Health Unit has been actively engaged with public and Catholic school boards, and the private and rural school...
Once upon a time, there was a gentle little town that prospered and enjoyed many wonderful things, including a hospital complete with all the services the people required, such as a surgery, an emergency room, laboratory and diagnostics, and a place for them to have their babies. Years...
To the Editor: The month of March features the celebration of two important respect and recognition events: International Women’s Day, March 8; and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21. Canada is among the first countries to proclai...
To the Editor: RE: “Concerned for our community” I thank Lindsay Gray for an absolutely excellent and very factual letter – well done. We are all certainly entitled to our opinion, but it would be good if we could base that opinion on facts and not the fear-monger...
To the Editor: Why are the South Bruce Grey Health Centre chief executive officer and the board not ecstatic about the chance for Kincardine hospital to get a Drive CT scanner? Is there an issue with Walkerton hospital having the same scanner? When installed in Walkerton, it was her...
To the Editor: In the past year, most people have become aware of the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel in South Bruce. It has yet to be determined if South Bruce is a viable site at all, in terms of willingness and technical soundness. What has b...
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 health and health-care officials in Grey and Bruce counties providing the latest information on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic to the people in...
To the Editor: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) was invited into three of our elementary schools in South Bruce to deliver a “Junior Geologist” presentation. I would, first and foremost, like to thank our educators and principals for always doing the very...
To the Editor: Introduction: This letter is the product of an assignment that allowed high school students to express their own voices to incidents that happened in the Kincardine community last fall. In no way was there any indoctrination evident. Students applied the philosophical wr...
To the Editor: Please accept this E-mail message as a contribution of my support for the local efforts advocating for the Drive CT scanner at the Kincardine hospital. In all my 72 years, I have never felt as compelled and empowered to speak truth to power and say that whil...
To the Editor: RE: “Time is on our side, says Teeswater resident” The answer to your question as to why those who oppose the DGR do not want to give their council and their community the opportunity to listen, learn, process, and then make an informed decision, would appea...
To the Editor: It seems, once again, the battle is heating up between those who wish to protect our waterways and those who are willing to listen. The DGR (for used nuclear fuel) has the potential to bring economic prosperity to the region of South Bruce and beyond for g...
To the Editor: I believe there are fundamental issues with the way the survey, regarding the Queen Street Promenade in downtown Kincardine, has been handled. Short-notice, issues with registration, and leading questions (e.g. lowest option for shopping downtown for one questio...