Category Archives: Local News

The Conservative MP for Huron-Bruce says by-election victories in Vaughan and northwestern Manitoba are proof the Harper government is on the right track. Ben Lobb says Monday’s win by Julian Fa...

We’ve learned more about that deadly plane crash near Hanover at Lake Rosalind. Peter Rowntree — a Senior Investigator with the Transportation Safety Board — says the indications are...

Ontario’s Green Party Leader stopped in the area to talk energy. As for their energy plan? Mike Schreiner says their top priority is investing in energy efficiency and conservation. Schreiner sa...

The longtime owner of The Coach Inn has died. Nano Di Cecco died peacefully on the weekend at the age of 73. Di Cecco bought the former Seldon House hotel in 1983 and renovated the historic downtown O...

The Director of Education of the Bluewater District School Board will be undertaking a system analysis that will help evaluate the entire school system. John Bryant says he wants to assess where the s...

The new Holiday Inn Express has opened it’s doors in Kincardine. General Manager Cynthia Romanyk says it’s a great fit for the community, as it can accommodate those travelling for leisure...

The Bruce Peninsula Association for Community Living has ratified its contract with OPSEU. The organization voted in favour of the agreement on Tuesday night after 95 per cent of the counsellors ratif...

Owen Sound city staff are reviewing the voting system used on election day to see if it can be improved. Corporate Services Director Glen Henry says there are a number of options to the current in-per...

Transport Canada is planning to hold a public meeting next week to look at turning ownership of the Federal harbour over to the City of Owen Sound. There have been on-going discussions for the past fe...

A steel company has been fined 125 thousand dollars in connection with a bridge collapse near Lucknow. Back in the fall of 2007 — a bridge was being built across 18 Mile River on Bruce Road 86 n...