Category Archives: Local News

Time is running out on the contest for “Great Places in Canada”. The Canadian Institute of Planners set up the competition on-line and anyone in Canada can nominate their favourite place o...

It turns out the closing of Talisman ski resort before the March break isn’t just about snow conditions. As Bayshore Broadcasting News reported last week, Talisman ski resort at Kimberley is now...

Blue Mountain is expecting this ski season to be a record breaker. Spokesperson Kelly O’Neil says final numbers won’t be able until the season ends — but she says they usually see 70...

A huge fire in downtown Listowel claimed the lives of two firefighters. Perth County OPP say flames hit the “Dollar Stop” around 3:30 PM on Thursday. The Listowel volunteer fire department...

It appears crystal meth usage in Bruce County is skyrocketing among adults over 18. The numbers tell the tale according to Bruce County Director of Social Services, Terry Sanderson, speaking during Th...

The Huron Kinloss budget for 2011 is headed in the right direction. Mayor Mitch Twolan says they stand at just under 4 per cent and that’s just after the first draft. However, the increase is al...

The Owen Sound Woodsmen Senior Lacrosse Club has acquired a major sponsor Woodsmen President Randy Jackson announced this morning that Quantum Properties will be the new major sponsor for the defendin...

Two people went to hospital after a house fire in Kinloss township. It happened about 5 PM on Wednesday on County Road 1 near the hamlet of Holyrood. South Bruce OPP Officers attended along with the L...

The annual Kincardine Fish Derby has been saved. It was in danger of not happening this year but the Kincardine Chamber of Commerce stepped in to rescue the event. Chamber President Bob Simpson addres...

The Federal Conservatives are on high alert for a possible election ahead of next weeks budget. Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb says as a minority government, they’ve always got to be prepared for that ...