Category Archives: Local News

More communities have issued fire bans in these hot and dry conditions. Kincardine is the latest community to issue a fire ban. But small contained fires in chimneas or fire pits with an approved perm...

Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is in Huron Bruce on Friday. Huron Bruce NDP candidate in this past Federal Election Grant Robertson says Horwath will be visiting Port Elgin, his farm near Paisley a...

The heat has not led to any serious illnesses among residents in Grey Bruce. The Grey Bruce Health Unit monitors the people presenting at all Emergency Rooms in hospitals across Grey Bruce. Epidemiolo...

An employee at the Owen Sound office of the Ministry of Natural Resources has a big canoe adventure this weekend. David Cook is going to take part in the Mattawa River Canoe Race on Saturday. It’...

Feel like taking in a little wine and culture? Then you don’t want to miss the 5th annual Saugeen Artists’ Co-Op Show and Sell at the Hanover IWA Hall. Friday’s Gala evening kicks of...

Workers at Hobart’s in Owen Sound have a new contract. The 155 members of the International Association of Machinists ratified a new three year agreement with the company. It includes a 350 doll...

The Southampton Residents Association annual general meeting is ready to go this weekend. The Saugeen Shores official plan and how it affects Southampton; traffic flow; health care and tax efficiency ...

It will be sweltering today, and could break many heat records in our area. Temperatures are expected in the mid 30s, with humidity making it feel more like the mid-40s. Records are expected to be bro...

Students across the province may be enjoy time off from school but it’s a different story for some teachers. Bluewater District School Board elementary school teachers are in class for the next ...

Residents are being encouraged to share photos and memories about Harrison Park in Owen Sound. Author Richard Thomas is putting together a picture book to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the C...