Today, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers issued the following statement in response to yesterday's passing of former MPP Bill Murdoch.
"Bill Murdoch was an extraordinarily active and dedicated member of our Grey Bruce community.
Whether it was his service as municipal councillor and Grey County Warden, board member of the Association...
“It’s a sad day for Bill’s family and friends,” says former Huron-Bruce Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker.
Bill was one of those characters in our area and as everyone has said, he was a maverick kind of guy but everyone knew where they stood with him and he always did...
Alex Ruff, Member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound issued the following statement regarding the passing of former MPP Bill Murdoch on 16 August 2022 at the Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce (Chapman House) in Owen Sound from cancer.
“It’s never easy to put into words when someone you care about...
It’s August 1st and the days of summer are beginning to wind down. As the days of summer pass so, too, do the days of our lives.
In this presentation, Pastor Dar Rath of Faith Lutheran Church in Port Elgin urges everyone to get their affairs in order which means...
Donald Earl Willmott, PhD, died peacefully in Owen Sound, Ontario, on May 10th, 2021, having lived to celebrate his 96th birthday and 70th wedding anniversary with his wife, Elizabeth Ann (Herrmann) Willmott.
Don was born on April 2nd, 1925, in Renshou, China, to Canadian educational missionaries Lesslie Earl and Mary...
The flags at West Grey facilities have been lowered to half-mast as a gesture of respect in recognition of the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince Philip passed away at the age of 99.
In a statement from the Royal Family website: "It is with...
Gladys Mary Seguin, born Wladyslawa Maria Tofil August 30, 1927, in Nisko, Poland, passed away on Oct. 18/20 in her 94th year at the Southampton Care Centre. Pre-deceased by her husband, Bob (Urgele) Seguin (1993).Proud and loving mother of Linda (Aziz Mottiar), Peter, Edward (Karen Ann Bridge), Helen (David...
-by Stu Paterson
His friends, his mules and a wooden wagon carried former newspaper editor Jim Merriam to his final resting place this week.
Merriam, one of the best story tellers around, died September 19th in Tara after a 21-year battle with cancer.
His obituary noted “Jim was a brilliant writer, and his...
Ted Johnston - 1935 - 2020
The Nawash community buried Ted Johnston last week. The community centre was full at his wake. People wanted to pay their respects. That’s a good word for Ted – respect. He gave it and you wanted to give it back.
I don’t know much about...
Today, the Federal Government tabled it’s budget for the 2019 fiscal year, their last budget before the 2019 federal election later this year.
Due to a number of factors surrounding this year’s budget, Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for BruceGrey-Owen Sound, will not be providing fulsome commentary on the budget until the morning...
