Category Archives: Local News

In one case, a woman near Owen Sound was called by someone offering the extended warranty on her new vehicle. The price quoted was almost 31-hundred dollars and the caller asked for the woman’s ...

Strathcona school is empty and is currently being offered by the Bluewater school board to other school boards and the city to see if there is any interest in using the facility. Manager of Plant serv...

It’s not a rumour. All Canadian Tire stores will only install a complete set of four winter tires from now on in the case of a standard passenger vehicle. Port Elgin store owner, Mike Mowbray sa...

OPSEU says it is going to fight layoff notices issued by the Grey Bruce Health Unit. Twenty Program Assistants and I-T personnel received working layoff notices last week but the health unit says many...

Two Owen Sound brothers are spending time in jail in a child pornography case. 23 year old Andrew Wood pleaded guilty to possession and making available child pornography. He was sentenced to 84 days ...

The proposed expansion of the Hanover Walkerton landfill site is moving forward. Brockton Council has reconsidered its first decision and will pay additional engineering costs for the environmental as...

As of the end of September — the OPP in Bruce and Grey Counties already investigated more than 200 crashes involving wildlife. But October, November and December are typically the busiest months...

Jim Wilson exploded in the Ontario legislature today after being told he’d have to pay 125 dollars to see his dermatologist — a charge he says is illegal. Simcoe Grey Conservative MPP Jim ...

After a recent engineering report came back to council telling them the 50 year old roof was not stable enough to hold a heavy load of snow, the municipality has made a few decisions. Chatsworth Mayor...

The small maple trees lining High Street in Southampton will soon be replaced. Southampton Streetscape Committee Member Jenny Amy says many are dying or damaged and look deplorable. She says the commi...