Category Archives: Local News

They’ve decided to do away with the current so-called “hybrid” Committee of the Whole format and look into having municipal committees report directly to regular council with their r...

Don Tedford says 109 permits were issued with a construction value of over 11 million dollars. He says major sources of that revenue included the new Shoppers Drug Mart and LCBO development and is hop...

Smokers will want to pay attention to a new law. Starting today it will be illegal in Ontario to light up in a vehicle carrying a child. The new law is aimed at protecting children under age 16 from t...

Barack Obama is now officially the 44th President of the United States. It appears the run to the White House for Barack Obama was more popular for some of our listeners than our own federal election....

Hanover and District Hospital is hoping to benefit from a new provincial program that would reduce the workload on emergency room doctors. The hospital has sent a letter to the Ontario Hospital Associ...

The Bluewater District School Board will soon be moving into its new office building in Chesley. Director of Education Mary Anne Alton says the new building is supposed to be completed on February 28t...

The town of Hanover has received another cheque from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. The cheque is for more than 244 thousand dollars — and it marks the third quarter share of revenu...

The company and the municipality are positive about the impact the new store will have. With a cheer from employees and the clip of a red ribbon, the grand opening of Port Elgin’s new Walmart Su...

In a Fire Underwriter’s Survey, the department has received a rating of 5 for it’s ability to respond effectively to calls within five kilometres of the station. One is the highest rating ...

Area health practitioners have been alerted to a confirmed case of influenza B in an area resident. It is a bit late this year. Last season the first case in Grey Bruce was discovered on December 24th...