Setting the new record straight when it comes to social gatherings
"In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and the Public Health Measures Table, the Ontario government is reducing limits on the number...
Paramedic Memorial Bell visits Bruce County
Bruce County Paramedic Services reflected with the Memorial Bell this week, in recognition of Canadian paramedics who have fallen in the line of duty...
Assessment Centres see a dramatic spike in testing
Since schools in Grey and Bruce counties re-opened, COVID Assessment Centres throughout the region have seen volumes for testing increase dramatically.
Daily averages at the...
Boston Pizza donates to Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation
Boston Pizza in Port Elgin holds an annual Valentine fundraiser for Saugeen Memorial Hospital and, this year, despite COVID-19 the event went ahead.
On February...
GBHS Launches Online Booking System for COVID-19 Tests
Grey Bruce Health Services has launched a new online system to make it easier for people to book an appointment at the Owen Sound...
One Day, Your Way – a virtual walk in Southampton for Terry Fox
When it comes to the Terry Fox Fun, there are few who are more faithful than Dolores Spielmacher of Southampton who walks in memory...
Annual Saugeen Shores Terry Fox Run – small but mighty in times of COVID
There was no band, no warm-up exercises, no after-run treats and no cyclists at North Shore Park in Port Elgin but, despite the 40th...
School Screening and Return to School September 18 2020
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has heard from a variety of stakeholders expressing substantial concerns about stringent application of the current screening questionnaire that...
40th Annual Terry Fox Run – the legacy lives on – September 20th (2020)
Tomorrow, September 20th, is the annual Terry Fox Run and this year it is definitely different.
There are no organized runs this year but that...
Less than a week to go for Hospital Lottery
The 2nd Annual Saugeen Shores Healthcare lottery is coming to a close in less than a week when the final 50/50 jackpot will be...
A creative writing contest in support of local Hospital Foundation
by Luz-Maria Alvarez-Wilson
My husband and I were travelling in Europe when news of the pandemic started to appear. Would this become the biggest catastrophic...
A tangible thank-you to Southampton Rotary for volunteer help
Martino Catalano showed his appreciation to Southampton Rotary Club for their volunteerism during the start of COVID-19 with a donation of $2,000 to the...
Surgical scrub caps project comes to an end … for now
By Friday, all of the cut-out scrub caps will be distributed for sewing. This will be the end of the sewing part of this...
MPP announces funding for local hospitals
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced local hospitals will receive a total of $4,690,901 through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.
The Ontario government is...
