Category Archives: Local News

The 6th annual Tim Horton’s Georgian Cup Snow Cross races in Owen Sound are being postponed for two weeks. Members of the East Side Snowmobile Club met Tuesday night and decided there simply isn...

An end to an era in Arran Elderslie. Mayor Ron Oswald — after nine years in the seat and over 40 years in municipal politics — has announced he is calling it quits and retiring. Although h...

An area farmer is seeking compensation from the Hanover Walkerton Landfill Committee. Don and Helen Waechter are upset with new restrictions that will soon be in place for their farm. Under the expand...

Work will continue this year on the Grey-Bruce County Line, but the planned reconstruction of the intersection at Scone will likely not take place. Bruce County has told Grey County its preference for...

A couple of grant announcements from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Huron Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell was first in Ripley on Tuesday to make them. That’s where she offered eighteen thousands doll...

Owen Sound Council may consider extending its moratorium on development fees into the New Year. Developers had until the end of December to apply for building permits to be eligible for getting their ...

No salary hike for Huron Kinloss Council Members in 2010. Each year, councillors normally receive wage increases given to the township’s non union staff. This year, Mayor Mitch Twolan says membe...

Hanover Mayor Kathi Maskell feels 2010 will be a challenging year. Maskell says the economic downturn — coupled with the recent factory plant closures in Hanover and surrounding area — wil...

Catholic students in Bruce Grey are counting calories. The high school cafeterias at Sacred Heart in Walkerton and St. Mary’s in Owen Sound now list the calorie content of each item on their men...

Two men face charges after a drug raid in downtown Owen Sound. Members of the City Police Drug Unit and Core Unit used a search warrant to enter an apartment last night . They seized 10 thousand dolla...