Category Archives: Local News

This is the 60th anniversary of Canadian Mental Health Awareness Week. The event is on from now until May 7th, and the local CMHA chapter in Owen Sound has a number of fundraising initiatives planned....

Hanover has been cleared of any wrong doing regarding a complaint that was filed over two closed meetings that took place in April of 2009 and March 2010. Both sessions involved discussion over a nami...

The Southampton Chapter of the Freemasons hopes to enlighten many with a new exhibit at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre. A new exhibit has opened over the weekend called “Freemasonry...

Time to get out the walking shoes. The 9th annual Grey-Bruce Hike for Hospice takes place today in Owen Sound. Spokesperson John Tennant says it’s a walk that takes place right across Canada to ...

There’s a new initiative underway for schools in Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth aimed at closing the gap for students that are wards of the Crown. These youth that live in foster care situations a...

The Welcome Wagon is coming to Hanover. Area Manager Anja Gangur is hopeful local merchants will get on board and partner with the business. She says the Welcome Wagon provides merchants with a powerf...

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound has a special show for the next month. Student Showcase 2011 is being held at the Art Gallery. It is a unique display of art works from students in Grey and B...

One Brockton official has some hope to stop the closure of the jails in Walkerton and Owen Sound. Brockton Councillor Chris Peabody met with Huron Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell and OPSEU members on Friday....

A group of Owen Sound residents will be leaving tomorrow to help out a very poor area of the Dominican Republic. Lynn Hoath says they are going to help build a school they have been working on for a f...

It’s time to take the next step in creating a more vibrant downtown Southampton. So says Saugeen Shores councillor Diane Huber. Council has approved staff to make recommendations on the merits o...