Category Archives: Local News

Highlights of recommendations of the Drummond report on reforming Ontario’s public services: – the Ontario government must implement all 362 recommended reforms to restrain program spendin...

The two doctors behind the methadone clinic in downtown Owen Sound are being investigated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Doctor Jeff Daiter and Doctor Michael Varenbut both have...

Ontario will keep all-day kindergarten despite high-placed advice that the program should be scrapped. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan made the commitment on Monday, following a speech on how to wrestl...

The numbers are in, as Saugeen Shores Council has finalized the 2012 budget. Treasurer Lori Sweiger presented the budget at Monday’s Council meeting — and Saugeen Shores ratepayers are loo...

Brockton Council has passed its 2012 budget — and have made no last minute changes. The 12 million dollar budget represents a one per cent increase on the municipal tax rate. This works out to b...

2011 was a year of steady growth for the town of Hanover. The town issued 132 building permits with a construction value of 15.6 million dollars. This almost doubles the stats in 2010, which totalled ...

There are more coyote sightings in our region. South Bruce OPP was notified about a coyote sighting along Boiler Beach Road in Huron Township on the weekend. The predators have also been spotted aroun...

An Ontario teachers’ union is sounding the alarm over wireless internet in the classroom –something parents in our region have complained about for years. The Ontario English Catholic Teac...

Union leaders are preparing for a tough year of negotiating in Ontario, in light of the economic downturn world wide and governments response. The President of the Grey Bruce Labour Council, Dave Trum...

Police in Saugeen Shores are warning business people to be careful when making a bank deposit. This after, a business woman was robbed at the CIBC branch on High Street in Southampton on Monday night....