Category Archives: Local News

The Bruce County Housing Corporation is addressing problems at one of its facilities in Saugeen Shores. Manager of Housing Services Susan Earle says problems have included vandalism, noise issues, con...

A local soldier is receiving recognition from the Town of South Bruce Peninsula and members of Parliament. Corporal Dustin Lowery recently returned home from his first tour of duty — and the Cou...

The Hanover Walkerton Landfill Site’s 2008 Annual Report is in. Hanover Councillor Peter Hambly calls it a good report, that states that the landfill site is maintained in an orderly fashion.. M...

Bruce Peninsula OPP got more than they bargained for during a recent RIDE check. They stopped a camper on Sauble Falls Parkway on Tuesday and seized a quantity of drugs and equipment. A further search...

Brockton is looking at whether Walkerton can support a new hotel. Council has agreed to allow for a feasibility study to be done on the Town. Mayor Charlie Bagnato says they did one in 2004 and the re...

The annual general meeting for the Sauble Medical Clinic group is being held tonight. It begins at 7 PM at the Sauble Beach Community Centre. The new executive will be elected tonight. Members will al...

Town staff in Saugeen Shores are doing the paperwork for a road reconstruction project. Council has granted approval for the 300 thousand dollar project to reconstruct Wellington Street from Fraser Co...

The Director of Education for the Bluewater public school board is all smiles. The board today received over 24 million dollars in funding from the province for new schools in Walkerton and Owen Sound...

It’s not good news from Durham. Interforest is discontinuing its production line at the plant leaving 130 workers without jobs as of July 10th. Company officials are blaming the high cost of doi...

An Owen Sound man is facing charges after a crash near the downtown. Police say just before 4 PM Monday, the man was driving his car south on 3rd Avenue East when he stopped at the intersection with 6...