Category Archives: Local News

Christmas food hampers will likely be smaller this year after the Owen Sound Salvation army fell short in it’s Thanksgiving food drive. The goal was 28 thousand pounds of food, but Captain Colin...

As it stands right now, this is the last term of office for the mayor of Arran Elderslie. Speaking on Soundingboard during Local Government Week Ron Oswald confirmed he’s had enough and it’...

Grey Bruce Huron and Perth Counties barely get a passing grade in a new report card on women and poverty. “Poverty, It’s Not a Choice I Made”, is the name of a report by local women&...

The Family Y childcare centre is closing its doors December 31st. Bruce County Social Services Director Terry Sanderson says the centre has run a deficit ever since opening in April of 2006. In fact, ...

Former Toronto Maple Leaf Ron Ellis will be the guest speaker Thursday at 7pm. Bruce Power Employee and Family Assistance Program Coordinator Heather Baker says they are bringing him in for a mid-day ...

It was an emotional day in Goderich as triple-murderer Jesse Imeson made his final appearance at the Courthouse. The gallery was filled with family and friends of Bill and Helene Regier who were murde...

There is a new ad hoc committee within the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Saugeen Conservation Chair Doug Freiburger has been chosen to represent our part of Ontario in a taskforce looking ...

The downturn in the economy was a hot topic at the Annual General Meeting for Bruce County’s Federation of Agriculture. But despite the lingering threat of a recession over the country, members ...

Time is running out on the Fall Wild Turkey Hunt in Ontario. It’s the first time the Ministry of Natural resources has allowed a fall hunt, with officials saying the number of wild turkeys in On...

Residents of Grey Bruce could soon be paying for the full cost of municipal drinking water. That is the view of Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller who in his annual report states t...