February 11 is 2-1-1 Day across North America. To mark this day, United Way Bruce Grey and 211 Ontario helpline is asking residents to make the right call (#MakeTheRightCall) if they want or need help.
Knowing the right number to call will help people find the right services for their situation and will help reduce non-urgent calls to 911.
"211 has rapidly become an essential community service across Ontario. It's the easiest and fastest way for our community's most vulnerable, and those who care for them, to connect to social, health and government services," said Andrew Benson, Executive Director of Ontario 211.
211 is answered live, 24 hours a day, every day of the year including holidays, in more than 150 languages. Residents can call 2-1-1 for information on community, social and health services, as well as municipal, provincial and federally funded services like housing, employment and mental health and addiction agencies. Residents can also call 2-1-1 for services like food banks or for the non-emergency police number.
"211 is Canada's one-stop-shop to connect Canadians to services that are often provided by charities and
Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) together with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) wish to alert citizens to a fraud known as the "Bank Investigator Scam".
How it works: Suspect(s) contact potential victims, (mostly seniors) by phone advising that they require their assistance to catch a bank employee that "has been stealing money". The victim is instructed to go to their bank and make a cash withdrawal. The victim is told not ...
Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remind residents to be aware of a scam known as an "over-payment" scam after a resident in the Municipality of Grey Highlands was scammed out of $1,150.54 on January 27, 2016.
The resident, who had posted his resume on Kijiji in the hopes of obtaining employment, was contacted by a party named "Riley Barter" who proposed that the victim work for him by posting job ads on the internet. The victim agreed and he received a cheque in the mail for $1,350.54 with instructions to deduct $200 from the total and send the remainder, via "MoneyGram", to a party named "Frantisek Goodison" in order to establish a credit card to commence his employment.
On February 3, 2016, the victim was alerted to the scam when his banking institution advised him that the
The beginning of the Jian Ghomeshi trial this week raises several concerns and issues around sexual violence such as: why don't women report? Is it possible the complainants lied? If the survivor is telling the truth, why may there still not be a conviction?
People are likely to hear many interpretations of these situations in the coming days. To services such as Women's House Serving Bruce & Grey, stories of women facing ...
Today is the deadline for members of the public to register to make a presentation at the second public meeting to receive community feedback regarding the accommodation review for the Owen Sound Area Group of Schools.
Bluewater District School Board is holding the meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2016 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute auditorium.
Complete public submission guidelines can be found ...
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