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One COVID-19 assessment centre will be open for Labour Day in Grey-Bruce

Grey-Bruce Health Services will keep one COVID-19 assessment centre open on Labour day, but the other two will be closed for the holiday.

The assessment centres in Kincardine and Hanover will close for Monday, September 7th, but the location at the Owen Sound Regional Hospital will stay open. The hours will be 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. Testing is available at all Grey Bruce Assessment Centres for the following groups:

-All people with at least one symptom of COVID-19, even if mild -People who are concerned they have been exposed to COVID-19 through exposure to a confirmed or suspected case -People who are at risk of exposure to COVID-19 through their employment, including essential workers (e.g. health care workers, grocery store employees, LCBO, etc.) -Those requiring COVID-19 testing in order to visit a long-term care home, prior to surgery, or require testing for any other reason.

The Kincardine and Hanover assessment centres will resume regular hours on Tuesday, September 8th. Self assessment tools can be found here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/how-ontario-is-responding-covid-19.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.