Category Archives: Local News

Saugeen Shores/Arran Elderslie trustee with the Bluewater District School Board believes the communication lines between itself and the general public are opening up. Kevin Larson says a new communica...

Moratoriums, setbacks, decommissioning and health. These were the four major issues to come out of the special meeting on turbines in Kincardine on Tuesday night. Several speakers asked for a moratori...

The 12th annual “Robotics Challenge” takes place today at Grey Highlands Secondary School in Flesherton. Around 100 secondary students from throughout the Bluewater District School Board a...

Budding scientists will be showing the projects at two science fairs this month. Put on by the Bluewater Regional Science and Technology Fair, the competitions are open to all students in Grey and Bru...

OPSEU President, Warren “Smokey” Thomas plans to fight to keep speech pathology jobs in the area. One option he says is to take the issue to the Labour Relations Board. Grey Bruce Health S...

Teachers within the public and separate school systems will soon have a better handle on what is expected of them in teaching First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultures. The Bluewater District School Boa...

Thanks to the D.A.R.E program — some Hanover students have acquired the skills they need to avoid drugs, alcohol and violence. Sergeant Rob De Groot hosted a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A...

The number of Ontario Works cases in Grey County has increased by 70 per cent in less than five years. But new provincial funding will help the County hire two additional social services caseworkers. ...

It’s become a tradition in Midwestern Ontario. Tuesday marks the opening of the 28th annual Agri Fair at the Chesley Community Centre. The two day event begins at 12 Noon and continues until 9 P...

Owen Sound Councillor Ian Boddy says the proposed closure of the city’s jail could have serious consequences. Boddy — a practising lawyer — foresees a Charter of Rights challenge if ...