Category Archives: Local News

Pumpkinfest organizers aim to bring more families to the event. They are introducing a family pass for this year. Organizer Lisa Irwin says the pass costs 20 dollars each and is available only until S...

An Oshawa area man faces charges after fleeing from a RIDE check in Underwood. South Bruce OPP officers asked the driver of a truck to pull over last Thursday night after smelling alcohol during a RID...

South Bruce OPP officers have not only been busy on the roads, but they are investigating a number of other items. Police found about 30 old tires dumped at a construction site on the Grey Bruce line ...

This man was in a hurry. South Bruce OPP clocked a vehicle speeding at 124 kilometres an hour in an 80-K zone on Highway 9 between Kincardine and Walkerton around 7 AM last Friday morning. A 25 year o...

OPP are responding to intense competition from urban police services and the RCMP in recruiting visible minorities for its uniformed ranks. Provincial Police are encouraging visible minorities to appl...

As the Kincardine Summer Music Festival moves into its second week of instruction and concerts, sponsors were recognized for the work they do. A cocktail party was held in Kincardine on Thursday to sa...

Gas prices may be slowly on their way down, but that’s not stopping a growing rash of fuel thefts across southern Ontario. OPP Constable John Reurink says gas and diesel thefts take several form...

The members of Owen Sound’s Envirothon team are back from Arizona with a top 15 finish. The five students from West Hill Secondary School finished 12th out of 54 teams from across North America....

Up to 300 people are expected to take in the 2nd Military Picnic in Tara today. Organizer Tom Ruff says the Tara Legion is the place to be beginning about 2 o’clock. The dinner itself is set for...

What better way to spend a summer day than building sandcastles? Sauble’s 13th Annual Sandfest celebrations are happening at Sauble Beach today. Organiser Paul Upshall says events will be taking...