Category Archives: Local News

A startling statistic that rings true is when the economic chips are down — the use of the library goes up. We have just gone through Ontario Public Library week in which the focus is on the pub...

A small percentage of Owen Sound voters took advantage of advanced polling stations ahead of Monday’s election. The percentage is a mere 6 per cent — which equates to 959 voters. The city ...

It is an award for us here at Bayshore Broadcasting helping keep the community healthy. Bayshore Broadcasting was presented with the Ontario Association of Broadcasters Community Service Award for sma...

It was an unusual call to a farm in Chatsworth Township, as Grey County OPP recovered an unarmed military shell. The call came in on Wednesday, when a man spreading topsoil with a tractor discovered a...

Bruce Power has launched a new website dedicated to presenting the facts on their steam generator plan. Spokesperson John Peevers says the site will provide easily accessible and verifiable informatio...

The Grey Bruce Crystal Meth Task Force has been in operation for the past 18 months and getting closer to going after some pilot projects. Co-chair Terry Sanderson made an update report to Bruce Count...

Families in need a winter coat can take advantage of the Coats 4 Kids event in Hanover. It is being held at the Hanover Masonic Lodge from 9 AM until 1 PM on Saturday. Organizer Marg Kerr says there a...

Queens Park is moving to make hospitals and universities more accountable and the head of Grey Bruce health services welcomes the change. The McGuinty government is moving to have CEO’s and seni...

Owen Sound is ranked second worst in Ontario, when it comes to the rate commercial taxpayers face compared to residential rates. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business looked the municipal ta...

It’s not even Hallowe’en and yet it’s looking a lot like Christmas. As much as three inches of snow accumulated on the ground in Wasaga Beach and Collingwood Friday morning — p...