Category Archives: Local News

Owen Sound Mayor Deb Haswell is meeting today with the Chief of Police Bill Sornberger, and Bruce Grey Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker to talk about the pending jail closure. Mayor Haswell says the three w...

2011 has been a good year for the town of Hanover. The town is projecting a surplus of at least 100 thousand dollars by year end. Director of Corporate Services Christine Walker says the taxes have be...

Some good news for the Bluewater District School Board. It is getting a rebate cheque for just under 80 thousand dollars — from Westario Power as part of the Electricity Retrofit Incentive Progr...

Owen Sound Council feels no need to close the existing downtown LCBO when the new store at 9th Avenue and 16th Street East opens next year. Council unanimously approved last night a motion to ask the ...

Ten people have applied to be the Artistic director of Summerfolk in Owen Sound. Georgian Bay Folk Society President Ruth Parsons says the applications involve both local people, and those from outsid...

Kraft Canada has come up with a unique way to help local Food Banks meet a growing need, and the Owen Sound Salvation Army is part of the new program. Salvation Army spokesperson, Alice Wannan says by...

An elderly Saugeen Shores woman was taken hospital with life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle over the weekend. Saugeen Shores Police say the 77-year-old woman was walking along Go...

Some staff that make up the Owen Sound Family Health Team are busy moving today. The new 80 thousand square foot Owen Sound Medical Centre at the corner of 1st Avenue and 14th Street West is nearly co...

The new LCBO project on Owen Sounds’ East side is on schedule and the store should be open next Spring. Parallax Investment Corporation says the new 12 thousand square foot store at 1613 9th Ave...

Kincardine gets a pretty good report card when it comes to recycling. The General Manager of Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling Vince Cascone says what they pick up for recycling is dictated by what the...