Grey County Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Public Safety Grey and Bruce County paramedic services switch to the Medical Priority Dispatch System on Oct. 14; dispatchers will ask more detailed questions during 911 calls and may coach callers through CPR while help is on the way. Owen Sound Current

Transit A draft four-county regional transit network covering Grey, Bruce, Wellington and Dufferin counties — alongside Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit — is set to be publicly unveiled Thursday. CKNX News Today

Housing Three Owen Sound affordable and supportive housing projects have reached completion or funding milestones: the 10-unit St. Clare Place Community Living residence, CMHA transitional housing, and the Safe ‘N Sound shelter. Owen Sound Current

Civic Owen Sound held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the Weaver’s Creek Trail and Boardwalk. City of Owen Sound A Fight Ford protest is scheduled for Saturday, September 26 outside MPP Paul Vickers’ Owen Sound constituency office; organizers are calling for Premier Ford’s resignation. Owen Sound Current

Environment The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority gathered volunteers, project partners and Indigenous collaborators at Bognor Marsh on September 18 to celebrate the Echoes of the Marsh turtle conservation initiative and unveil new signage. CKNX News Today

Around the county: Owen Sound has named its Arlene Wright and Ovid Jackson Atriums in recognition of community service (City of Owen Sound); the Intersections Wood Symposium runs Oct. 16–18 in Owen Sound (Owen Sound Current).