Category Archives: Local News

A big meeting today about bibles in public schools. The Bluewater public school board policy committee is listening to arguments about whether bibles should be allowed in its schools. Director of Educ...

An Owen Sound lawyer has been appointed a judge. Clayton Conlan was one of five people appointed to the Superior Court of Justice by Attorney General and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson on Friday. Conl...

The Mayor of Owen Sound will now fight to keep another City building open this week. Deb Haswell fought unsuccessfully to keep the City jail open, but it closed on the weekend after operating for almo...

Ashgrove Lane Properties now has the go-ahead to re-build the Guest House Inn, in Southampton. Saugeen Shores Council has approved a site plan agreement so a new 50-unit motel on Highway 21 at Bruce C...

A new organization is taking shape in Grey and Bruce counties that is dedicated to ensuring the best for children and youth in the community. Known as “Bruce Grey Child and Family Services”...

The Conservative MP for Huron Bruce has yet to hear from the Canadian Auto Workers union about his request for a meeting about a controversial wind turbine. Ben Lobb was one of 300 people at Saturday&...

The former Tory MPP for Bruce Grey Owen Sound says it’s a slap in the face of rural Ontario. Bill Murdoch has long criticized politicians and bureaucrats for having a GTA mindset — and he ...

Two Bruce County communities will continue their budget deliberations this week. Saugeen Shores Council meets Monday night to review the capital and multi year budgets. There have been heated debates ...

Time has run out for the Owen Sound and Walkerton jails. Despite the objections of local MPP’s, Mayors and OPSEU workers — the McGuinty government is shuttering the two facilities on Sunda...

Bruce Power loaded the final fuel bundle into Unit 1 at the Bruce A generating station on Thursday, completing the work safely and in a week less than it took for Unit 2 in July. Spokesperson James Sc...