Category Archives: Local News

A funeral for former MP Gus Mitges will be held at 11 AM today at St. George’s Anglican Church in Owen Sound. Hundreds of people lined up for the visitation of Doctor Gus Mitges in Owen Sound ye...

Conservative MP’s — bolstered by a handful of Liberals and New Democrats — have narrowly voted in principle to kill the federal long gun registry. The vote on Bill C-391 was read out...

More and more Grey Bruce residents have received the H1N1 shot — despite the fact the health unit has received only a fraction of the doses it has ordered. The Medical Officer of Health told Kin...

Police detachments around the region are marking Crime Prevention Week which wraps up Saturday. Owen Sound Police are encouraging residents to pick up a Home Security Audit Guide. Community Services O...

Some volunteers in South Bruce Peninsula will be honoured tonight. The town will hand out Outstanding Volunteer Awards to 15 residents during a special dinner and ceremony. It begins at 6 PM at the Sa...

There’s a section of Kincardine that is now under a boil water advisory. The area stretches from Lake Huron Highlands and Birchwood Avenue, north to Inverhuron Park. A fire hydrant was moved Wed...

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is adding more clinics for high priority residents who want the H1N1 vaccine. There is one today at Grey Highlands Secondary in Flesherton from 4 PM to 8 PM. The first clini...

One of the businesses hardest hit by the tornadoes in Grey County is open again. Thuro Web Printing — which prints weekly community newspapers — has a new building on Elm Street in Durham....

The on-again, off-again proposal for an upgrade of Bluewater park in Wiarton is back on again. Council decided to revisit the issue at it’s Committee of the Whole meeting this week and this time...

West Grey is spending a bit more on it’s heating system for the new Activity centre, but hopes operation costs will be lower. Instead of going with a new natural gas heating system, Council deci...