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BlackburnNews.com imageUnlike the national and provincial unemployment rates, which both went up in February, the Stratford-to-Bruce Peninsula region saw slight decrease.
The jobless rate went from 5.7% to 5.6%.
Local employment saw a net gain of 500 jobs in both full-time and part-time between January and February. The highest gains were in educational services, health care and social assistance.
The Four County Labour Market Planning Board is reporting an upward trend of full-time employment since November 2015.
Alan Smith will begin his new role with the municipality on July 20.
Farms, nurseries, cafés, a distillery, and other local businesses will be welcoming people who take part in this year's Taste Real's Spring Rural Romp.
Council for the Municipality of Brockton is relocating the pilot from Lobies Park to the Rail Trail
They were produced during an intense storm last Saturday afternoon.
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.
OPP are asking if the public saw anything on Sunday morning
