Category Archives: Local News

One of the candidates looking to replace Bill Murdoch as Tory MPP for Bruce Grey Owen Sound is planning on holding a series of town hall meetings. Mark Wunderlich is setting up meetings in the riding ...

A new environmental project in Huron-Kinloss received a boost in funding, The Pine River Watershed project is getting 75 thousand dollars from the Federal Government. The funds go towards protecting f...

Owen Sound Police have arrested a man and a woman… in connection with several break-ins at westside marina. A sailor in the Georgian Yacht Club woke up around 1:30 AM on July 27th, after his sai...

A bizarre police standoff of sorts in Hanover. West Grey Police say a 30 year old Meaford man barricaded himself under a residential deck Wednesday morning and refused to come out. Police had to subdu...

An honour for the CAW Family Education Centre in Port Elgin. Staff at the Centre’s cafeteria have received the provincial Eat Smart Award of Excellence. The award acknowledges cafeterias that de...

Today is International Youth Day and some areas are having events to celebrate youth. In Port Elgin — youth will have musical entertainment at the main beach bandshell starting at 8 PM. The Saug...

Efforts by a group of Simcoe and Grey County parents to get Wi fi Internet transmitters out of their children’s schools are gathering momentum, even though school is out for the summer. The Coll...

It’s that time of the once again when the earth passes through the rock and dust fragments left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle, last time it came near the Sun. Its time for the annual Perseid ...

Owen Sound’s capital and operating deficit of approximately 400 thousand dollars has been eliminated. And steps are being taken to ensure such a shortfall does not happen again. The deficit carr...

Hanover municipal staff are getting a big pat on the back from Council. Last week’s watermain break and boil water advisory provided the town of Hanover with a crash course on emergency manageme...