Category Archives: Local News

There is a volunteer fair in Hanover today. It is being held at John Diefenbaker Secondary School from 12:30 PM to 3 PM. High school students must complete 40 hours of volunteer work as one of the req...

Get ready for a cooler than normal June. The weather forecasters say the jet stream and wet ground will conspire to keep temperatures a bit lower than normal as we head into summer. Stats show May was...

Another award for the Southport Club of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) in Southampton. It was awarded the Provincial Advocacy Award at the Ontario Council Annual General Meeting in...

The Bayshore Broadcasting family continues to grow. The CRTC has approved Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation’s application to operate a new FM radio station in Orillia. Bayshore beat out 6 other ...

How to build a better health care system. That is the objective of a two day symposium that is underway in Owen Sound organized by the South West Local Health Integration Network. About 200 health car...

Plans to expand the Hanover/Walkerton landfill is on to the next step. Brockton Council has passed a motion — accepting comments from a public meeting held in February that will allow for the Co...

About 50 Grade 11 students in Owen Sound and Walkerton have learned about social justice. The students from St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart high schools participated in different university lectures...

Grey County OPP are looking for anyone who may suddenly have 77 new rabbits. Police say someone went into a barn along Highway 21 in Georgian Bluffs — west of Springmount — this weekend an...

A few projects in Huron Bruce are getting more than 121 thousand dollars to protect species at risk and their habitats from the Ontario Government. The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation is re...

Three Aboriginal students from Saugeen District Secondary School have brought home the gold and with it, 25 hundred dollars cash for the school. Teacher Adrian Kahgee said the students–Richelle ...