Category Archives: Local News

The Owen Sound Family Y wants to see the provincial government make some changes to Bill 242, legislation that will implement full day learning for four and five year olds this fall. Family Y CEO Gayl...

Plans for an affordable housing development in Port Elgin are moving forward. Saugeen Shores has approved the site plan agreement with the Bruce County Housing Corporation for the build on Wellington ...

Students at Alexandra Community School in Owen Sound have the day off today. The elementary school is closed after a boiler explosion yesterday. It happened shortly after 5 PM Tuesday as some custodia...

The Bluewater District School Board has decided to set up an ad hoc committee to consider kindergarten scheduling changes. But some who attended the meeting greeted the news with skepticism. Owen Soun...

After hearing some shocking stats about their landfill site Council is moving ahead with a waste diversion study and management evaluation study. Councillors approved a 28 thousand dollar management e...

A road trip for local Alzheimer’s staff. Representatives from the Grey Bruce branch of the Alzheimer’s Society will head to Queens Park today along with those from almost 40 other offices ...

West Grey continues to explore the idea of bringing Korean incinerator technology to the municipality. Mayor Kevin Eccles recently went on a fact finding trip to Korea to learn more about the waste-to...

Foul play is not suspected in the death of a 20 year old girl from Chesley. South Bruce OPP say that was the ultimate finding following an autopsy on Tuesday. However further details are not being rel...

A seminar focusing on a major health issue in Grey Bruce will be held in Walkerton. Lindsay Wonnacott is a Health Promoter with the Grey Bruce Health Unit. She says the Falls Prevention Seminar is gea...

It will likely be several months before Hydro One will know whether or not it has permission to begin expropriation proceedings against some landowners along the proposed Bruce to Milton high voltage ...