Category Archives: Local News

An estimated 200 people have taken the first step towards securing employment with the new Port Elgin Wal Mart store. Store Manager Leandra Murphy says they’re quite pleased with the turnout aft...

Brockton Councillors will soon by trying to find an answer to a potential 200 to 300 thousand dollar question. What they are going to with aging roof on the Walkerton Community Centre. Brockton’...

Spring cleaning will take on a whole new meaning next year as Owen Sound will begin strict enforcement of its new property standards by law. By law committee Chair David Adair says the by law will tar...

Chair Alice McLaren says they hope to have contact details by the end of October, from anyone who has an interest in special needs transportation. The need for the service may not be limited to those ...

Mike Crone has left after 9 years on the job, taking up a new position at Bruce Power. Mayor Ruth Lovell-Stanners says Crone will be missed. Lovell-Stanners is hoping someone locally can be found to f...

The Desboro Agricultural Society has received almost 64 thousand dollars from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The group will use the grant to turn part of its fairgrounds back into a community friend...

The Ontario Municipal Board has decided to allow surplus farm dwellings to be severed, with the farmer still retaining ownership of the adjacent farmland. Chatsworth Mayor Howard Greig says he’s...

Two of the three young girls injured after falling off an escarpment area in Owen Sound are now seriously injured. The incident happened in the area known as the West Rocks — across from West Hi...

Owen Sound Police officers were flagged down around 1:30 Saturday morning ) after a 20 year old Keppel Township man was stabbed in the chest at 8th Street and 3rd Avenue East. He was taken to hospital...

Hanover has received more than 13 thousand dollars from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to help create a Free Ride Bicycle Park. Hanover Parks and Facilities Manager Dale Steinhoff says they will use ...