Category Archives: Local News

Today’s a special day at Bruce Power and it’s going to be a special day for school children in the region as well. Bruce Power Community and Government Relations Manager Ross Lamont says t...

The Ministry of Labour has issued stop work orders after a worker fell 45 feet while at the Owen Sound Regional Rec Centre construction site. The 20 year old man from the Hamilton area fell while inst...

The Victorious Living Centre in Owen Sound has been given a reprieve. City council has accepted a payment plan that will keep the downtown homeless shelter open. The shelter is in tax arrears of about...

Be careful what you wish for — Councillors who hoped the Kincardine budget would be reduced got a wake up call. Taxes in Kincardine are going up even further than at first thought. Kincardine co...

It’s been five months and many meetings — but the Accommodation Review Committee has made a recommendation about schools in Hanover and Chesley. In fact — they made two recommendatio...

Brockton is now urging the province to make the Walkerton Jail the new ‘regional’ jail for Grey, Bruce and Huron Counties. After five weeks of trying to save both the Walkerton and Owen So...

NDP Justice critic Peter Kormos is calling on the McGuinty Liberals to put the breaks on a plan to close three jails in Southern Ontario this year. The Owen Sound, Walkerton and Sarnia jails are all s...

There has been an accident at the construction site of the new Regional Rec Centre in Owen Sound. Police, Fire and Paramedics all responded to the scene around 3 PM on Monday after one of the workers ...

A Dundalk area farmer is in hospital and his neighbour is being credited with saving his life. Barry Stacey heard the cries from Paul De Jong as he was being dragged by a tractor while working on De J...

Prayers and faith blessings will remain part of city council meetings in Owen Sound. But the onus is on the city’s faith community to ensure things stay that way. Council on Monday night rejecte...