Category Archives: Local News

GE Security Employees in Owen Sound recently took part in a two week in-house Christmas collection which will benefit local charities. Executive Administrator Teresa Kellough says they managed to coll...

In the wake of the ski lift accident in BC earlier this week, skiers in this area probably wondering just how safe the ski lifts at local resorts like Blue Mountain or Horseshoe Valley are. Dave Lyall...

A 17 year old Lions Head area youth in Hospital with serious injuries after the pick up truck he was driving collided almost head on with an empty school bus yesterday afternoon. Police say the crash ...

The Chesley and Chatsworth Fire Department is on the lookout for a few more volunteers for their force. Arran Elderslie Mayor Ron Oswald says they like to have close to 20 volunteers at any given time...

One trailer is a total loss and a second slightly damaged in a fire early this morning at the Port Elgin Tourist Camp on Bruce Street. Saugeen Shores Acting Fire Chief Phil Eagleson says the first tra...

Owen Sound Police chief Tom Kaye has no fear about the use of Tasers to subdue subjects. He heads up a National Taser Committee that is writing a best practices policy for the devices. Kaye says no st...

The provincial government is pouring more money into renewable energy related to job creation in Huron Bruce. MPP Carol Mitchell was on hand in Searforth on Thursday to announce the installment of alm...

Starting Friday, Chrysler is closing all 30 of its North American auto plants because of slumping sales. Huron Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell says its no secret, Ontario relies on the auto industry which me...

Efforts to change how the annual Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games are organized are gaining momentum. The executive wants the festival to become a not-for-profit corporation, independen...

The Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library will receive 25 thousand dollars in capital project funding for renovations to the Children and Youth Services Department. City Council approved pre-...