Rising interest rates have worsened housing affordability says OREA

New polling released by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) confirms that the rising cost of living is greatly impacting Ontario’s families – and...

Municipalities in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound receive infrastructure funding

The Ontario government is providing $13,204,620 to help renew and rehabilitate local infrastructure in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. The funding is being delivered through the Ontario Community...

Grey Bruce Health Services receives funding for Crisis Support

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers is pleased to announce one-time funding of $500,000 to Grey Bruce Health Services to help expand its Crisis Support...

Provincial Bill 23 – deadline to comment is looming

The Bruce Grey Woodlands Association (BGWA) recently issued a reminder that the deadline for comments on the proposed Provincial Bill 23 - More Homes...

United Way Living Wage breakdown for Bruce-Grey

Bruce Grey’s Living Wage increases by 12.5% for 2022 to $20.70 per hour Living Wage: The living wage is what a worker needs to earn, per...

Grey Bruce Labour Council on Notwithstanding Clause

The labour relations abyss and Conservatives in Canada are hardly strangers. After all, the last four decades of Conservative politics has within it the...

Bluewater schools remaining open as CUPE negotiations continue

Provincial negotiations are currently underway between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario government. CUPE has provided notice of their intention to...

Province continues to change roles and responsibilities of Conservation Authorities

In a bid to address the housing supply, the Ontario government released a series of new proposed legislative changes, many of which impact Ontario’s...

Grant Makes a Difference with CMHA’s Recovery College

On Friday, October 28th, MPP Rick Byers, Grey-Bruce Owen Sound, had the opportunity to hear how a $135,900 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the...

Strike looming for Ontario schools

With a strike looming of Canadian Union of Public Employees which includes Ontario education workers such as custodians, early childhood educators and school administration...