Category Archives: Local News

The “Big Canoe” is back in the water. The Chi Cheemaun is making its annual trip from Owen Sound to Tobermory today. Manager of Operations for the Owen Sound Transportation company, Ian De...

A team of West Hill students are off to the provincial Envirothon competition in St. George’s, Ontario. Grade 12 student David Beisel says this year they will focus on the issues of salt and fre...

The Business Enterprise Centre in Owen Sound and Area is offering students the opportunity to be their own boss this summer. The “Summer Company 2011” program is for full-time students age...

Grey County OPP are probing a suspicious fire that destroyed a two storey garage in Chatsworth Township. At about 9:30 AM on Tuesday — an alert neighbour noticed smoke rising from a nearby prope...

Premier Dalton McGuinty says municipalities will get further relief from expenses downloaded by the province in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. During a recent visit to Hensall McGuinty ...

The Bruce Grey Catholic School Board is in the process of drafting its budget, Increases in Ontario’s education budget may look good on paper — but it may not be as sweet of a deal as the ...

Another milestone for Bruce Power. The last of 480 new fuel channels have been installed in the Unit 1 reactor at the Bruce A nuclear generating station in Tiverton. The significance being that the 75...

The Bluewater District School Board has unanimously endorsed extending the powers of a provincial ombudsman to include boards of education. The move was fast-tracked in order to make second reading of...

In this year’s spring seatbelt campaign Grey County OPP officers checked close to 40 thousand vehicles and 180 car seats. Officers charged 99 drivers with failing to wear their seat belts and a ...

Alzheimer Society Golf Tournament Early Bird Deadline near The Alzheimer Society Grey-Bruce will hold its fifth annual Fore! The Memories fundraising golf tournament, sponsored by Investors Group, on ...