Category Archives: Local News

The Ontario Home Builders Association will hand out its 2009 Awards of Distinction tonight. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. Reid’s Heritage Ho...

Some people just don’t get the message. A 31 year old Meaford man faces numerous charges after Owen Sound Police clocked his vehicle speeding at 101 kilometres an hour in a 50-K zone on Sunday. ...

It’s an opportunity for women to walk without fear. Another ‘Take back the Night event’ — this one in Owen Sound. The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce say participants will gath...

The cupboards are pretty bare at the Owen Sound Salvation Army Food bank this fall. Captain Colin Bain says demand in August was up dramatically compared to a year ago. Bain says the increase was abou...

The amount of people on social assistance in Bruce County continues to increase. In August, Social Services Director Terry Sanderson says the caseload is now up by over 18 per cent for the first seven...

Grey County will need a new warden to start off 2010, and Arlene Wright thinks she has the qualifications to take over. Current Warden Kevin Eccles has decided not to let his name stand for re-electio...

Grey County is considering an increase in speed limits on some county roads to 90 kilometres an hour. Southgate Mayor Don Lewis first brought the idea up at the annual Warden’s forum in Durham e...

It’s the final week for the Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling Association Annual Food Drive. General Manager Vince Cascone says they collected 4,260 pounds of food last week, ahead of last year a...

The Walkerton Hartley House has been sold. Brockton has sold the historic building for 175 thousand dollars to James Wakeford. The sale closing date is September 30th. Mayor Charlie Bagnato is very ex...

Mixed reviews for the Bluewater District School board as far as the latest Provincial test results dealing with how Grade 3 and 6 students did in Reading Writing and Mathematics. The board wide score ...