Category Archives: Local News

The McGuinty government is sweetening the pot for voters 11 months in advance of a provincial election. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan has announced a couple of big-ticket measures in his economic upd...

A Cape Croker man faces charges after a commercial fishing boat went up in flames. Bruce Peninsula OPP have charged a 24 year old man after a 72 foot commercial fishing boat docked at Stokes Bay was d...

There are two areas where you can get your flu shot today in Lion’s Head. The Bruce Peninsula Family Health Team is holding a clinic at its Lion’s Head office from 5 PM until 9 PM. The Gre...

The 2011 editions of Sandfest and Rock the Beach in Sauble Beach have the moral support of South Bruce Peninsula but no money. Mayor Gwen Gilbert says councillors decided recently that they could supp...

It’s a 20 year success story. The Ontario Feeder Cattle Co-Operative Program recently celebrated its 20 anniversary of helping members purchase cattle. Cheryl Russwurm is the Program Supervisor ...

The testing is done and the results are in — and wifi use in our public schools is here to stay. The Health and Safety officer for the Bluewater Board of Education Ron Motz says two schools were...

Changes are on the way for the Hanover and District Hospital. The Hanover Hospital is going to give E-R nurses more authority. Medical Chief of Staff Doctor Robert Basilij says the Hospital is creatin...

A program by the Heart and Stroke Foundation to place Defibrillators in public buildings likely saved the life of an Owen Sound student. Last Monday, a student collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest w...

The average price of a house in Grey Bruce is down slightly in October. Figures released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, show a drop of 2.4 per cent compared to a year ago at jus...

Along with the handing out of the United Way Rotary Children’s Fund grants for 2010, an important milestone was achieved. Through a partnership between the United Way of Bruce Grey and area Rota...