Category Archives: Local News

A program that helps funds programs to keep area seniors active is drawing near a close for applications. The New Horizons for Seniors programs is a federally funded initiative that has grown consider...

The west side of Owen Sound – down by the harbour – has changed over the years. Now an exhibit celebrating the change of the landscape is opening at the Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum. ...

Make sure you buckle up! 165 Provincial Police detachments and police services will be out in full force for the next two weeks for the spring seatbelt campaign. It runs from April 14th to the 25th. I...

Some help with child seats from Owen Sound Police. Officers will be setting up what they’re calling a ‘child seat RIDE check’ this morning with help from Grey County OPP and the Heal...

Three young men will make court appearences in Owen Sound in connection with a July 2009 break-in. The men — aged 17, 19 and 24 — are accused of breaking into a residence on Old Woman̵...

Another successful Mission Zimbabwe fundraising event is in the books. Organizers held a Maple Syrup festival Easter Weekend at Cedar Rail Camp near Chesley on Saturday. They say close to four thousan...

A well known crop input co-op is branching out to help Huron County farmers harvest a new kind of crop — the sun. Agris Co-operative is launching the Agris Solar Co-operative, a new way for farm...

Owen Sound’s 2010 budget has passed, and it carries with it a 3.32-per cent tax increase. That figure will be a bit higher on residential tax bills and lower on others, like large industrial. It...

South Bruce Council is accepting the 2010 budget into by-law form tonight. Deputy Mayor Carl Zettel says this year – while it’s been a challenge – residents will experience a zero pe...

The community of Saugeen Shores has rallied together to meet the annual goal for the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation. Over 400 thousand dollars has been raised for the hospitals top priority need...