Category Archives: Local News

A new city Manager has been selected for Owen Sound. Council has appointed Ruth Coursey to take over on July 25th, 2011. Coursey is the former Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Lakeshore and...

The cost of the planned Walkerton Jail closure continues to add up. Councillor Chris Peabody says the Walkerton jail closure will cost Brockton 179 thousand dollars in extra prisoner transportation an...

Development charges could be on the rise in Saugeen Shores and the hike could be hefty. Councillors received a report from Hemson Consulting representative Craig Binning, giving the Cadillac version o...

The Grey Bruce Labour Council has presented its 15th annual Robert White Social Justice awards to three area high school students for their work in and out of school. Robert White, former president of...

The OPP, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of the Environment and Ontario Municipal Police Services are joining forces for Operation Corridor. The initiative is designed to crack down on aggressive...

A 53 year old Georgian Bluffs man has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death in connection an incident two years ago involving a teenage girl. Ronald J. Smith was in an Owen Sound court o...

It’s a real three-ring circus at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound today. The Shrine Circus is in town with two shows tonight. Ringmaster Devin Chandler tells Bayshore Bro...

Hanover is going to back a three million dollar loan for the Hanover Bentinck and Brant Agriculture Society. It’s all part of the Ag Societys Raceway expansion and new 600 seat Banquet Hall proj...

An awards ceremony and news conference is planned for later today as the annual Robert White Social Justice Awards are handed out in Port Elgin. The event, hosted by the Grey Bruce Labour council, is ...

About 20 students from John Diefenbaker Secondary School are going around Hanover after school today painting yellow fish beside the storm sewer drains. It’s all part of the Yellow Fish Road pro...