Posted On: Sunday, February 28, 2021
On February 26, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott announced that the construction of a new hospital for Markdale has been approved, and will start this Monday. The province awarded a contract to Bird Construction to build the 68,000 square foot facility on Toronto Street South.
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Posted On: Sunday, February 28, 2021
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has received notice that we will be entering the Green stage of the re-opening framework as identified by the province, effective Monday, March 1, 2021.
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Posted On: Friday, February 26, 2021
In Grey Bruce, persons 80 years of age and older are currently being identified through the health care system for eligibility for the COVID 19 vaccine. All eligible persons will be contacted directly in the near future to schedule these vaccines
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Posted On: Friday, February 26, 2021
Here are links to some COVID-19 resources/information you may find useful. Many of these items are available on the GBHU website.. If you have any questions, please call the Help Line At: 519-376-9420 ext 3000
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Posted On: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The Blue Mountains Council unanimously approved the purchase of a 32-acre property at the eastern edge of Thornbury for $3,450,000. The property located at 125 Peel Street extends to the intersection of Grey Road 113 and Highway 26.
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Posted On: Monday, February 22, 2021
The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public that starting on Monday, February 22, Town Hall will be open for public access with regular business hours and safety measures in place.
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Posted On: Sunday, February 14, 2021
Community Events and Information
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Posted On: Friday, February 12, 2021
The COVID-19 lockdown for Grey Bruce is set to end on Tuesday, February 16. Until then, the shutdown and stay-at-home orders, currently in effect, remain in place.
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Posted On: Friday, February 12, 2021
Testing and case counts reported as of 23:59 hrs, Feb. 11, 2021: ·0 new case(s) reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce “Way to go people of Grey Bruce!” said Dr. Arra.
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Posted On: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
The region’s largest job fair is expanding and moving online to safely connect employers and job seekers. The Grey Bruce Virtual Job Fair will be hosted on Wednesday, March 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Posted On: Monday, February 8, 2021
Public Health Units to Gradually Return to the COVID-19 Response Framework
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Posted On: Friday, February 5, 2021
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has been advised by the Ministry of Health of a number of shipments of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks.
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Posted On: Friday, February 5, 2021
Community Information - Sign up today for the Virtual Communications Committee Public Engagement Session to be held February 10th from 5pm-7pm or call John Milne for details 416-720-1390
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Posted On: Friday, February 5, 2021
COVID-19 continues to impact our South Georgian Bay Community, increasing the demands on families, heath care teams, essential workers, businesses and our local charitable organizations.
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Posted On: Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Posted On: Monday, January 25, 2021
Funding helps communities build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems - The Blue Mountains receives $912,915.00
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Posted On: Monday, January 25, 2021
Community Information & 25th Anniversary of the L E Shore Library
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Posted On: Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting that Ontarians voluntarily comply with the new Stay-at-Home Order to limit mobility outside their homes, except for essential reasons, to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Posted On: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The Grey Bruce Health Unit wants to reassure the public that we continue to be dedicated to robust case and contact management of all cases and high risk contacts, including any case and contact management in workplaces. Several Health Units within Ontario have had to reduce or discontinue case and contact management due to the volume of cases. As a result, our health unit may not be receiving notification from other health units if an active case from another health unit had contact with residents from Grey and Bruce Counties.
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Posted On: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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Posted On: Friday, January 15, 2021
A ninety-three year old resident of Maple View Long-Term Care Residence in Owen Sound is the first Grey County resident to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Eleonore Kueber was given the first dose of the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine this morning by Public Health Nurse Lisa Lambkin. As that vaccine was being given, the first vaccine in Bruce County was also being administered to Nora Foster, a seventy-one year old resident at Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home in Lion’s Head. Residents, staff and essential caregivers revived the vaccine. As well as Golden Dawn and Maple View, some vaccine was also administered at Georgian Heights Long-Term Care Centre in Owen Sound.
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Posted On: Thursday, January 14, 2021
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has declared the outbreak within the Municipality of The Blue Mountains over as of January 14 2021.
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Posted On: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Applications are now being accepted for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant. This provincial grant will help small businesses that are required to close or significantly restrict services under the new Provincewide Shutdown effective December 26, 2020.
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Posted On: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Posted On: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Province Issues Stay-at-Home Order and Introduces Enhanced Enforcement Measures to Reduce Mobility
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Posted On: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Grey County Economic Development and Planning staff have partnered with Jayne Armstrong, Dahab Ibrahim, Anne James, Catherine Jiao, and Nick Rhamey-Smith, students from University of Toronto Masters of Science in Planning program, to study downtown main streets in Grey County. More specifically the project looked at downtown revitalization and the possibility for additional residential units on main streets.
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Posted On: Sunday, January 10, 2021
As the situation continues to evolve, the Grey Bruce Health Unit is pleased to share with you today that the Ministry of Health has approved the release of two initial shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine to the Grey-Bruce region. The first of these shipments will be arriving the week of January 11, 2021, and the second shipment will be arriving the week of January 25, 2021. In total, the two shipments will contain approximately 1000 doses of vaccine.
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Posted On: Thursday, January 7, 2021
TORONTO — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the province, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is extending certain measures to keep students, education staff, and residents of Northern Ontario safe. This includes extending in-person learning until January 25, 2021 for elementary school students in the 27 Southern Ontario public health unit regions and extending the shutdown in Northern Ontario for another 14 days, aligning with the shutdown period in Southern Ontario.
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Posted On: Monday, January 4, 2021
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Posted On: Monday, January 4, 2021
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has a proposal before the provincial government, addressed to General Hillier that would provide the Provincial Government with a successful pilot of a Pfizer logistic hub for vaccine delivery in small-urban and rural communities, which is representative of the majority of communities in Ontario.
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Posted On: Friday, January 1, 2021
On January 1, 2021, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, announced 47 new appointments to the Order of Ontario, the province's highest honour, for 2019 and 2020. The Order of Ontario honours individuals whose exceptional achievements have left a lasting legacy in the province, in Canada, and beyond. Members of the Order of Ontario come from all walks of life, represent diverse fields of endeavour, and have played an important role in shaping the province.
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Posted On: Thursday, December 31, 2020
Winter Newsletter
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Posted On: Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Community Events and Information
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Posted On: Monday, December 21, 2020
Today Premier Ford announced a provincewide lockdown will begin on December 26. The lockdown will be in place for at least 28 days in Southern Ontario, which includes Grey County.
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Posted On: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Public Health has recently investigated cases of COVID-19 associated with hockey teams. To ensure a safe return to hockey, the Ontario Hockey Federation and the province have provided guidance to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Public health works with teams to ensure safety of the team and the community. Public Health reminds hockey associations, parents, and players of the need to follow standard precautions, association guidelines and provincial law to reduce the risk of COVID-19.
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Posted On: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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Posted On: Friday, December 4, 2020
It's well known mentorship accelerates small and medium-sized businesses and now it's available locally to Grey Bruce entrepreneurs.
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Posted On: Friday, December 4, 2020
The deadline to apply for a Digital Transformation Grant has been extended to December 15th or until funds run out. Take advantage of this opportunity! The Digital Transformation Grant is a $2,500 grant available to eligible and qualifying small businesses to enable a digital transformation.
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Posted On: Friday, December 4, 2020
Over the past five days, there have been at least five reported opioid overdoses within Grey and Bruce Counties. These included two fatalities, pending coroner confirmation, and several others of a critical nature. These incidents have occurred in Owen Sound as well as smaller rural centres. In one instance, the use Naloxone was unable to reverse the overdose.
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Posted On: Friday, December 4, 2020
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Posted On: Sunday, November 22, 2020
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Posted On: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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Posted On: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Community Events and Information
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Posted On: Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Stay Home & Stay Safe this Remembrance Day The Blue Mountains Public Library will be partnering with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 281 & the Town to live stream the ceremonies taking place in Clarksburg and Ravenna. You can watch the Ceremonies live from The Blue Mountains Public Library YouTube page starting at 11:00am.
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Posted On: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Community News and Information
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Posted On: Friday, October 9, 2020
Community Information
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Posted On: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Community News and Updates
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Posted On: Friday, September 18, 2020
Community News and Information
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Posted On: Monday, September 14, 2020
Community News and Events
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Posted On: Friday, August 28, 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: Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Community News and Updates - School begins with staggered days and Leisure Activity Plan looking for committee members.
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Posted On: Sunday, August 16, 2020
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Posted On: Monday, August 10, 2020
Community News and Updates
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Posted On: Sunday, July 19, 2020
Community News
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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: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Community News and Information
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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 15, 2020
Weekly edition of The Review - Community News and Updates.
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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: Friday, April 17, 2020
Weekly Edition of The Review
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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: 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
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Posted On: Friday, January 3, 2020
Council asked to approve the use of $54,629.00 to purchase one 1.5-ton truck for the Community Services Department Parks and Trails division, $43,679.92 to purchase one SUV for the Operations Department, $36,107.00 to purchase a truck for Water and $36,917.00 to purchase a truck for Wastewater.
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