Category Archives: Local News

Six years and a million dollars later — the Ministry of Environment has officially approved the Hanover Walkerton landfill site expansion project. Hanover Councillor Peter Hambly is thrilled wit...

The planned expansion of the Ward 2 landfill site in Kincardine has hit a bit of a glitch. CAO John deRosenroll says they budgeted around 700 thousand dollars for the expansion and the lowest tender t...

11 year old Natalie McDonald of Hanover is taking on a fun new project — and she is hoping Grey and Bruce residents will help her out. Natalie has created her own rap song, explaining why she lo...

The proposed closure of the Owen Sound jail could become a provincial election issue. The province wants to close the jail at the end of this year but there’s a provincial election in October. A...

OPSEU is upset about the loss of speech pathologists at Grey Bruce Health Services. The hospital has cut the jobs of seven speech pathologists and assistants — hoping they will apply for new job...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit continues to probe a shooting in Hanover. Spokesperson Frank Phillips says they have interviewed 23 people so far — including ten police officers...

The Warden for Grey County wants to see a new jail built in the Owen Sound area, now that the word is out about closing the current one. Arlene Wright says having no jail in the region wouldn’t ...

Local food producers and restaurants are showing off for some big media members. Sixteen companies in Grey, Bruce and Simcoe Counties were in Toronto on March 24th at an invite only event called ̶...

Kincardine will deal with the development of wind turbines but not through a suggested bylaw put forth by Councillor Randy Roppel. Council recently voted to scrap any bylaw, including one being offere...

Four years and 75 thousand dollars later — the Bruce Grey Catholic School Board is finally going to be able to demolish the 1891 wing of St. Mary’s High School. Trustee Chair Norm Bethune ...