Category Archives: Local News

The fee increase is designed to keep pace with proposed spending for the year ahead. Public Works Manager Jim O’Rourke says council first wants to make sure landfill fees are revenue neutral. He...

Saugeen Shores Council has approved a complete review of the by-law that regulates the two parks. The biggest change in policy is that if someone sells a trailer that is 20 years old or more, it has t...

Concerns over a valve prompted the order to be issued on November 28th. Jim Hanna says the township has been enhancing the system but was never out of compliance. Hanna says concerns the valve for the...

The prestigious golf magazine has named Cobble Beach as one of North America’s Best New Courses of 2008. The 18 hole, par 72 golf course ranked third in the Canadian category. Director of Operat...

The Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling Association is forecasting a budget shortfall of over 446 thousand dollars for 2009. Sharply declining commodity prices for the recyclable materials collected from...

Water, sewer, and garbage rates are going up in Arran-Elderslie. Mayor Ron Oswald says council approved a 5 per cent increase for the services in 2009. Oswald says costs are going up and if they don&#...

Owen Sound Council will defer paying its annual Association of Municipalities membership fee for one month. Membership fees are due December 31st, but council hopes to send a message by holding off pa...

Heritage lands in Bruce and Grey counties are being bought and preserved by the provincial government in partnership with the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Two properties have been acquired through the Ont...

Saugeen Shores Police are investigating two separate incidents in Port Elgin, the suspects may have just thought were “pranks”. In one case, an eleven year old boy is recovering from an in...

Kincardine Physician Recruitment and Retention Coordinator Lynn Bos tells Bayshore Broadcasting news, Dr. Sheryl Spithof is leaving at the end of December. Bos says Dr. Spithof will join the Doctors W...