Posted On: Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health, Doctor Ian Arra is giving notice of intent to Order the mandatory wearing of face coverings in enclosed public places. The Order will be issued and coming into effect within the next 10 days as per consultation with stakeholders.
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Posted On: Wednesday, July 8, 2020
107 recovered cases, 114 cases to date (current cumulative total); 0 case currently hospitalized; 2 active cases
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Posted On: Friday, July 3, 2020
Management Measures Implemented at Northwinds Beach and Peasmarsh Beach
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Posted On: Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Business Recovery Guide, Open Signs, Outdoor Activity Map, Climate Change Action Plan, Starter Company Plus Recovery Program, Connect2Jobs, Shop Here, Business Support Line
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Posted On: Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Posted On: Monday, June 29, 2020
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Posted On: Sunday, June 28, 2020
Presented by The Blue Mountains Grants and Donations committee, Marsh Street Centre and Beaver Valley Outreach
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Posted On: Thursday, June 25, 2020
The Grey Bruce Health Unit’s ultimate goal is to achieve safe re-opening as fast as possible while still maintaining the successful control over the outbreak and community transmission of Covid-19 to ensure the health and safety of the population.
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Posted On: Thursday, June 25, 2020
The BIA has been working with the Town on a compromise solution to the Jersey barriers on Bruce St. S. that will satisfy the health unit requirements for sufficient space on the sidewalks during busy times and still provide parking space for handicapped visitors and for curbside pick up.
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Posted On: Saturday, June 20, 2020
This notice provides an update to residents regarding the status of Town facilities, including parks, trails and beaches.
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Posted On: Friday, June 19, 2020
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Currently the Ontario government has extended all emergency orders currently in force under s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. until June 30, 2020 to ensure the government continues to have the necessary tools to safely and gradually reopen the province, while continuing to support frontline health care workers and protect vulnerable populations from COVID-19.
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Posted On: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Dear Friends and Neighbours, The global COVID pandemic is affecting all of us in many ways. We in Grey County have largely been spared the health effects as there have been relatively few cases in our community.
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Posted On: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public that at the June 15, 2020 Council Meeting, The Blue Mountains Council approved the purchase of Lot 15 and Lot 17 on Arthur Street West in Thornbury with the purpose of providing a formalized parking area for downtown Thornbury.
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Posted On: Thursday, June 11, 2020
Community News and Information - COVID-19 Phase 1 Reopening Plan To Cost Up to $260,000 - details on page 10
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Posted On: Tuesday, June 9, 2020
On Wednesday, June 24th at 7:00 p.m., Grey and Bruce counties are inviting all residents and graduates to make history with a collective at-home graduation celebration.
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Posted On: Friday, June 5, 2020
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has the responsibility to identify risk associated with any public health threat, including COVID-19. We remind people that gatherings increase the risk of transmission of disease.
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Posted On: Thursday, June 4, 2020
New Council to Advise Government on Challenges Facing Youth, Especially during COVID-19
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Posted On: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Connecting Residents and Businesses to the 21st Century Digital Economy Essential for Recovery after COVID-19
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Posted On: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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Posted On: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) is set to open more of its properties this weekend, including the waterfalls, Bruce’s Caves Conservation Area, Old Baldy Conservation Area, and Spirit Rock Conservation Area.
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Posted On: Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Business Webinar, Friday June 5th from Grey County Economic Development, Grey-Bruce Public Health Information and Support Website Links
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Posted On: Monday, June 1, 2020
After many weeks of consideration and brainstorming, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) has made the difficult decision to cancel their popular summer day camp programming, which was scheduled to run for nine weeks from June 29 to August 28, 2020.
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Posted On: Sunday, May 31, 2020
To extend this support responsibly, we will introduce a fixed electricity price, known as the COVID-19 Recovery Rate, of 12.8 cents per kWh, which will be automatically applied to all time-of-use customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This fixed electricity price will be in place from June 1 - October 31, 2020.
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Posted On: Sunday, May 31, 2020
Province providing more activities to help people get outside and enjoy nature while physical distancing
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Posted On: Thursday, May 28, 2020
The Grey Bruce Health Unit Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Ian Arra, is rescinding the Order of May 14, 2020 that required municipalities to close all beaches in Grey and Bruce Counties. This Order is effective today, Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
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Posted On: Sunday, May 24, 2020
Weekly edition of The Review - Community News and Updates
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Posted On: Friday, May 22, 2020
GSCA would like to thank everyone again for their patience during the property closures and welcome hikers back to once again enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of being in nature at many of GSCA’s properties. https://www.greysauble.on.ca/
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Posted On: Thursday, May 21, 2020
Face coverings now recommended when physical distancing is a challenge
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Posted On: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
The Province has now fully entered Stage 1 of re-opening during the COVID-19 pandemic allowing some businesses to re-open, if they maintain strict safety protocols. The Province and Grey Bruce Public Health are working diligently to ensure businesses have the knowledge needed to keep employees and the public safe.
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Posted On: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Government unveils plans for reopening child care, day camps and initiatives to strengthen learning into the summer. The Ontario government is protecting the health and safety of students during the COVID-19 outbreak by keeping schools closed for the rest of this school year. This decision was made after consulting with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, health experts on the COVID-19 Command Table, and medical experts at The Hospital for Sick Children. At the same time, the government is planning for the reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year, the gradual reopening of child care, and the opening of summer day camps subject to the continuing progress in trends of key public health indicators.
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Posted On: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Some Outdoor Recreational Amenities Reopening with Restrictions - The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended all emergency orders currently in force until May 29, 2020. That includes the closure of bars and restaurants except for takeout and delivery only, restrictions on social gatherings of more than five people, and staff redeployment rules for long-term care homes and congregate settings like retirement homes and women's shelters. The government is also allowing drive-in religious gatherings.
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Posted On: Monday, May 18, 2020
The Georgian Bay Coyotes continue their virtual Trans-Canada Trek across as they keep focused during the COVID-19 isolation and have just completed week #4.
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Posted On: Friday, May 15, 2020
Weekly edition of The Review - Community News and Updates.
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Posted On: Thursday, May 14, 2020
Effective today, people using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program will not be required to pay any co-payment until July 1, 2020 for any prescription of 30+ days that is now being dispensed in installments.
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Posted On: Thursday, May 14, 2020
Additional seasonal, retail and household businesses must follow public health guidelines
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Posted On: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) matter remains a part of our daily lives, the team at Canada’s Wonderland continues to work with health and safety experts as we plan for increased safety measures and operational changes throughout our park. We are in constant communication with our provincial and federal governments and are looking forward to welcoming you back just as soon as it is safe to do so.
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Posted On: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
As much as we want to have a great big party on September 11 and 12, as a community minded organization, we have made the decision to put the celebration on the back burner until COVID-19 has moved away and we can gather as one of the largest community gatherings in Thornbury.
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Posted On: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Canada’s largest fair, and an iconic Toronto celebration, will not light up this summer. The Canadian National Exhibition Association (CNEA) announced today, with the support of the Province of Ontario and City of Toronto, that this year’s CNE will not move forward with its 18-day event slated for August 21 to September 7, 2020 at Exhibition Place. The historic decision marks only the second occasion in its 142-year history, and not since WWII, has the CNE closed in its entirety.
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Posted On: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
New legislation will allow for more virtual or remote transactions during COVID-19
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Posted On: Monday, May 11, 2020
Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) would like to clarify that their properties and trails remain closed at this time. There has been some confusion surrounding the recent announcement from the Provincial Government stating that Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves will begin opening today (May 11, 2020). This announcement applies to Crown Land only and not GSCA owned properties.
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Posted On: Monday, May 11, 2020
Protect yourself and your family from poisonings: always read and follow the label directions when using hand sanitizers, disinfectants, household cleaning products and bleaches
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Posted On: Friday, May 8, 2020
They broke up 50 years ago. How the Beatles still bring joy in scary times
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Posted On: Friday, May 8, 2020
Weekly edition of The Review - Community News and Updates. Special report from the Blue Mountains Library and the Georgian Trail
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Posted On: Thursday, May 7, 2020
$17,000 to be shared. Blue Mountain Village Foundation (BMVF) knows that COVID-19 is causing great challenges for our South Georgian Bay Community, increasing the demands on families, heath care teams, essential workers, businesses and our local charitable organizations. That is why we launched our Accelerated Spring Grant Program with streamlined criteria and a desire to donate funds to organizations that need support right now to help our community adapt to the crisis and help those most in need.
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Posted On: Thursday, May 7, 2020
The Town of The Blue Mountains is providing this advance notice to rural residents to advise that the annual noxious weed control program to manage Wild Chervil will be continuing for 2020.
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Posted On: Thursday, May 7, 2020
The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise residents that open air burning restrictions have been lifted. Residents are reminded that the open air burning guidelines as outlined below must be followed at all times.
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Posted On: Thursday, May 7, 2020
Retailers to follow health and safety guidelines
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Posted On: Monday, May 4, 2020
The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation’s (BMAHC) mandate is to facilitate the supply of suitable, adequate, attainable and sustainable ownership and rental units in the Town of The Blue Mountains that are accessible to a larger portion of the population, in a financially prudent manner that supports economic development and workforce development.
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Posted On: Saturday, May 2, 2020
Steady Decrease in COVID-19 Cases Required Before Beginning Next Stage of Reopening
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Posted On: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Grey County residents who have symptoms of COVID-19 but are unable to travel to an assessment centre can now be tested at home thanks to a new initiative by Grey County, Grey Bruce Public Health and Grey Bruce Health Services. Clinical training for community paramedics is underway with Grey Bruce Health Services.
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Posted On: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
New Website Accepting Proposals for Temporarily Changing Rules and Regulations
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Posted On: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The central agreements with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) have been ratified by school boards and the union, and agreed to by the Government of Ontario. ETFO represents approximately 2,724 education workers in the English-language public and English-language Catholic K-12 education sector, and more than 83,000 elementary teachers in the English-language public K-12 education sector.
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Posted On: Sunday, April 26, 2020
Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced that all publicly-funded schools will remain closed until at least May 31, 2020, as part of an effort to keep students, staff and families safe from COVID-19.
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Posted On: Saturday, April 25, 2020
At the Meaford Hospital, the safety of our patients and our staff is at the forefront. Our frontline teams continue to provide high quality care to our patients and the staff that are working around the clock to support them.
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Posted On: Saturday, April 25, 2020
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Posted On: Friday, April 24, 2020
Weekly Edition of The Review
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Posted On: Friday, April 24, 2020
All Town-owned parks are listed below. If the parks are listed as open, then ‘walk throughs’ are permitted.
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Posted On: Friday, April 24, 2020
The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to inform residents that the Town landfill will be re-opening. To help reduce line ups, the following odd/even house number system will be in effect for the first two days of operation:
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Posted On: Friday, April 24, 2020
The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise residents that enhanced patrols by the Ontario Provincial Police and Town By-law staff, including foot patrols and ATV patrols, will be happening this weekend at all common fishing locations throughout the Town of The Blue Mountains. Patrols will be focused on anyone trespassing on closed or private properties.
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Posted On: Friday, April 24, 2020
Grey County is securing 32 acres of land in Durham for the redevelopment and expansion of the Rockwood Terrace long-term care home. Acquiring the land is a significant step forward in the redevelopment project. Currently the provincial target for project completion is 2025.
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Posted On: Thursday, April 23, 2020
During these uncertain times, one thing is clear: we, as a community, need to come together to support those who need us most. For us here in the Blue Mountains, that’s by supplying our community with the necessities of day-to-day life, like food and supplies through local organization Beaver Valley Outreach (BVO).
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Posted On: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
April 23rd meeting - The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation will receive the Concept Plans for information and requests the Executive Director to proceed with initiating public consultation on the plans with any feedback provided back to the Board of The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation, and Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains. Design by MHBC Planning
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Posted On: Monday, April 20, 2020
Modelling shows physical distancing still needed to prevent further spread, April 20, 2020 12:00 P.M.
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Posted On: Friday, April 17, 2020
Weekly Edition of The Review
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Posted On: Thursday, April 16, 2020
Spring Newsletter
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Posted On: Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Amid the world's largest countrywide COVID-19 lockdown, India residents are able to see a magnificent sight that has been shrouded in pollution for decades.
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Posted On: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
In alignment with the expanded provincial criteria for testing, the Grey Bruce Health Unit is enlarging the eligibility criteria for COVID-19 testing beyond the provincial recommendations, making testing a priority for older adults, vulnerable and high-risk populations.
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Posted On: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force is helping to coordinate and inform people of services in Grey and Bruce Counties.
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Posted On: Sunday, April 12, 2020
Ontario's top doctor said he sees a positive trend in some of the province's COVID-19 numbers — even as concerns over vulnerable residents in the province's long-term care homes mount.
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Posted On: Friday, April 10, 2020
Community news and updates.
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Posted On: Sunday, April 5, 2020
News from The Community
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Posted On: Thursday, March 19, 2020
Weekly update
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Posted On: Thursday, March 12, 2020
Community Events and News
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Posted On: Wednesday, March 4, 2020
News and Community Events
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Posted On: Saturday, February 8, 2020
On February 7, County Council recommended adoption of the 2020 budget. The budget supports continued delivery of high-quality services while adjusting to changes in Provincial funding and invests in valuable projects and important infrastructure. A County tax rate increase of 1.26% (or about $750,000 compared to 2019) is needed on a total budget of $157.5 million. This represents a $14.48 increase to the average household.
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Posted On: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
News and Community Events
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Posted On: Friday, December 6, 2019
Events, News and Stories
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Posted On: Monday, November 11, 2019
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Posted On: Monday, October 7, 2019
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Posted On: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
THAT Council receive Staff Report FAF.19.203, entitled “Authorization to Purchase 171 King Street East”; AND THAT Council approve the purchase of 171 King Street East, the subject property being the former Foodland at a cost of $1,600,000
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Posted On: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
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Posted On: Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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Posted On: Thursday, May 9, 2019
The Living Wish Foundation is a not-for-profit organization devoted to making the world a better place through various initiatives designed to help terminally ill patients re frame hope and realize their dreams
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Posted On: Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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