Category Archives: Local News

Officials in Goderich are emphasizing to residents to continue to stay away from the Square while crews assess the damage from Sunday’s devastating tornado. Many downtown buildings are badly dam...

(from the Canadian Press) This is the text of a letter from Jack Layton to Canadians, written August 20, 2011. Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish m...

It was one of the wettest Summerfolk’s in the history of the music and craft festival in Owen Sound. The rain started to fall Saturday afternoon and continued on Sunday at the 36th annual festiv...

The torch was passed — and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak was on hand to help with the transition. Retiring Bruce Grey Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch officially endorsed Bill Wal...

A new 150 thousand dollar astronomical observatory at the Outdoor Education Centre near Oliphant is now up and running. Bluewater Astronomical Society Vice President John Hlynialuk says they have been...

The Saugeen River will soon receive some North American exposure. The popular New Fly Fisher television program will tape an episode on the Saugeen River just north of Walkerton. Mayor David Inglis te...

Owen Sound Mayor Deb Haswell has a wish list, for the annual AMO convention in London. The three day Association of Municipalities of Ontario convention is now underway — and provides municipali...

Bruce Grey Owen Sound MP Larry Miller has issued a statement on the death of Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton. Miller says he was saddened to learn of the death of Layton on Monday morning at the age of...

Some good news from the Owen Sound hospital. Grey Bruce Health Services has declared the VRE outbreak over on its 6-1 medical unit. Lab results received this morning confirmed no new cases on the unit...

A VRE Outbreak within Grey Bruce Health Services continues this weekend. However officials expect to declare the outbreak on its 6-1 medical unit over by Monday. Final testing over the weekend will co...