Category Archives: Local News

Greys Roots Museum and Archives is getting ready to feed hundreds of people. The museum is hosting the 7th Annual Maple Syrup Festival du Sirop d’Erable today. Heritage Interpretation Supervisor...

Police are looking for a man who took a Doritos delivery truck on a joyride through Owen Sound. The van was stolen from a business on 8th Street East over the Noon hour yesterday. Police say the van c...

75 protesters from the local area and across the province picketed outside the opening ceremonies for the new Enbridge Ontario Wind Power Project near Underwood on Friday. Health and noise concerns, a...

This may not be the last weekend for skiing at Blue Mountain. Spokesperson Kelly O’Neil says weather permitting the slopes will be open today and tomorrow and then closed most of next week. But ...

Construction can begin on a new multi purpose recreation facility in Hanover. After three years of hard work and planning the shovel has hit the ground and work will soon begin on the 10.5 million dol...

The Southampton Art School now has an artist in residence. Local artist Pat Keeling will be available to budding artists from now until April 18th. Keeling says she sees her job as encouraging people ...

Bruce County Council has decided to delay passing this year’s budget. Personnel costs and ensuring there is enough office space for employees are the reasons behind the delay. This year’s ...

The 2009 Ontario budget was the focus as Premier Dalton McGuinty delivered the keynote speech at an Owen Sound event. He appeared at the Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Gene...

Eight names in the hopper for this year’s Tommy Cooper award. It will be handed out tonight to the person who has made the greatest contribution to agriculture and rural living. The award, comme...

The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation is hosting a Phragmites workshop today. It runs 9 AM til 3 PM at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre. Coastal Manater Patrick Donnelly says it wi...