Category Archives: Local News

There is frustration and concern about a lack of progress by Provincial and Federal Agricultural Ministers. A meeting last week in Toronto resulted in only a commitment from the ministers to meet agai...

There are layoffs at the Community Care Access Centres in Owen Sound and Walkerton Southwest CEO Sandra Coleman visited the staff in both offices on Wednesday and handed out layoff notices to eight st...

Teachers at Georgian College have turned down what’s being called the final contract offer from Ontario’s colleges. While overall, instructors accepted the proposed contract by a 51 per ce...

Northern Bruce Peninsula Council will soon decide if any changes will be made to waste collection methods in the municipality. Mayor Milt McIver says they have a dumpster collection program currently ...

The Wiarton Family Chiropractic Centre is presenting its 14th HOPE Day today. It’s their annual food drive for the Salvation Army Food Bank. Anyone who brings in a few bags of groceries to the B...

Owen Sound Council will soon checkout the proposed Master Plan for Kelso Beach Park. Councillor Jim McManaman says the landscape architect hired by the city to develop the plan has now included commen...

The Bluewater District School Board is moving quickly to install the Specialist High Skills Major program in every high school in the district. Liz Campbell is involved in the program and says it is u...

Some members involved with the Kincardine to Kenya Project leave the country today. They raised funds over the last year in order to help build houses in the Village of Hope — a centre for orpha...

The Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Station in Tiverton will be featured by David Suzuki on the “Nature of Things” tonight on TV. It’s the focus of “My Nuclear Neighbour” ...

Instructors at Georgian College and other Ontario community colleges vote today on a contract offer — with the threat of a strike looming over the province if they reject it. Ontario’s col...