Category Archives: Local News

The 2008 International plowing match is less than two months away and officials looking for volunteers to ensure the Teeswater event goes off without a hitch. IPM spokesperson Cheryl Leifso says they ...

Looking to pull the plug on false alarms in Walkerton but Brockton Council deferred a by-law until they have consulted with other fire departments. Brockton Council had a by-law on the table last nigh...

The six unit building at the south end of Wiarton on Berford Street is specifically designed for residents with developmental disabilities. The Bruce Peninsula Association for Community Living says th...

The Federal Government is providing the SweetWater Music Weekend and the Wild for the Arts Festival with grants of five thousand and three thousand dollars respectively. The fifth SweetWater Music Wee...

At 60 years old, Gord Stevens says it is time to move on. He has been running the tax department at city hall for over 22 years. His title became “Manager of Revenue” about 10 years ago an...

A new company is now operating out of Wiarton airport, “Bruce Peninsula Helicopters Limited”. Pilot and President of the company George Burnside has been flying for nearly 3 decades and li...

Whatever happened to team bonding and sportsmanship? Saugeen Shores police report that late last week it was lacking at a baseball game. A Port Elgin man was arrested and charged with assault after a ...

Canada Day has long since past, but fireworks will be going off at South Bruce Peninsula municipal offices later this morning. That is when a group of Sauble Beach business people will present a petit...

Despressed commodity prices, high operating and labour costs and a strong Canadian dollar are factors costing Ontario a number of once-lucrative food processing plants. This year has already seen the ...

Hanover has taken a step towards trying to prevent vandalism in their downtown. Within weeks, four surveillance cameras will be set up at Heritage Park. Mayor Kathi Maskell says they got tired of spen...