Category Archives: Local News

It was a good financial year in 2007 for the municipality of Kincardine. Council received a report of the 2007 audit at last night’s council meeting. Mike Bolton – of BDO Dunwoody in Port ...

The Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation brought their first annual Sears National Kids Cancer Ride to the area yesterday. The 48 riders began their journey in Vancouver, and within 10 short days,...

The Grey-Bruce Health Services may have to consider temporary emergency room closures this summer. Vice President of Strategic Services Maureen Solecki says it’s the absolute last resort, but th...

Shave-offs across Grey and Bruce have raised thousands and thousands of dollars for cancer research. This years total for the 12th annual Cops for Cancer event has come in at 187 thousand dollars. Can...

Five-thousand-three-hundred and fifty-seven years of volunteer work across Grey-Bruce was gathered under one roof. The Ontario Volunteer Service Award Ceremony took place at OSCVI in Owen Sound last n...

A 2 day safety blitz by Owen Sound city police and Ministry of Transport officers netted a few surprises. The blitz was done June 10th and June 11th. Day one, focused on cabs in the city. 37 taxi cabs...

Students in the Walkerton area are pulling some strings to promote drug awareness. The students are in the SALEP program, which is Supervised Alternative Learning for Excused Pupils. Jackie Ralph is t...

The 18 Mile River Bridge is now officially open to traffic. Though traffic has been freely flowing over the bridge — located in Huron Township just west of Lucknow — since May 27th, the &#...

A 38 year-old Georgian Bluffs woman is facing charges involving illegal smokes, after a routine traffic stop. Bruce Peninsula OPP seized 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes when they pulled over a car...

The Mobilization March is into the home stretch. Port Elgin’s Jeff Preston is now in Brockville getting ready to push onto his final destination — Ottawa. Preston has been travelling by wh...