Category Archives: Local News

Harper’s dramatic move late Friday follows a day of political turmoil in Ottawa as the opposition parties threatened to bring down the minority government and form an unprecedented coalition. Th...

Santa Claus will be in Ripley tonight for a parade that begins at 6 o’clock. There will also be a lighting of Lewis Park at 6:30 PM. Santa has already made stops this weekend in Paisley, Mildmay...

Hydro One was replacing poles on the line that feeds the town, that means 650 homes served by Westario Power were without power between 6:30am and 11:00 am. Westario Power Systems Manager Pat Protoman...

The annual Port Elgin Santa Claus Parade is tonight. It starts at 7 o clock and runs along Goderich Street. That means road closures at Goderich and Market Streets, and at Goderich and Ivings Drive fr...

13 year old Austen Hill suffered 3rd degree burns to 20 percent of his body last summer when a spark from a fire ignited his shorts sending melting hot material down the length of his legs. Austen spe...

A power outage for Port Elgin on Sunday will go as planned. Westario Power Manager of Systems Reliability, Pat Protomanni says all affected Customers received notices indicating the outage. Protomanni...

Could this lead to another federal election? The Liberals, N-D-P and Bloc Quebecois are all threatening to vote against the Conservatives’ fiscal update — a confidence measure that could b...

It’s a feast fit for not just a king, but for everybody. A community feast taking place in Owen Sound tomorrow to celebrate local food and the people who grow and produce and prepare that food. ...

The collapse of the recycling market the focus of a special meeting later today between Owen Sound and Miller Waste systems. The Chair of Owen Sound’s Waste Management Committee Bill Twaddle say...

The 9th annual Saugeen Shores Women’s Silver Stick regional tournament is underway. Games got underway this morning at several venues in Bruce and Grey counties. Speaking on Soundingboard Tourna...