Category Archives: Local News

Grey County OPP have now laid charges after a pick up truck rear ended a horse and buggy in Peabody. The 45 year old man from West Grey who was driving the pickup has been charged with careless drivin...

Saugeen Shores is expected to be a sea of red and white today. The municipality and Olympic Torch Relay Committee are encouraging residents to wear the two colours in honour of the torch passing throu...

Just in time for Christmas. The visitor restrictions at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s family birthing centre in Walkerton have been lifted. Officials say due to a decrease in respiratory ...

Bruce County wants to be really prepared in the event of an influenza pandemic—one larger than the recent wave of H1N1 flu. The H1N1 flu pandemic has not hit Bruce County hard, but County Counci...

The Bluewater District School Board has adopted a draft communications policy that is designed to improve how the board connects with parents and the community. The policy is one of the recommendation...

More good news on the doctor recruitment front in Saugeen Shores. Effective February 1st — Doctor Erich Hanel will cover 15 shifts a week in the Emergencey Room at Saugeen Memorial Hospital for ...

Residents in Hanover may want to think twice before taking that extra long shower in the new year. Water and sewer rates are going up in Hanover. The 12.5 per cent increase will be phased in over two ...

A 37 thousand dollar cut to the Bruce Grey Catholic School Board’s transportation grant means more kids will be walking to school next year. In an effort to find efficiencies the Catholic Board ...

The United Way of Bruce Grey has announced its campaign total for 2009. 550 thousand dollars was raised in the past year for the organization that provides funding to various community support organiz...

The road for expansion is being paved for Tiverton’s Bruce Power — in Alberta. That province’s Energy Minister Mel Knight has announced he welcomes nuclear power companies to set up ...