Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Local Hotel Donates $50K To Saugeen Shores Aquatic And Wellness Centre
The Town of Saugeen Shores' new Aquatic and Wellness Centre is receiving a $50,000 donation from a local hotel. The donation from Summerside Hospitality Group, the owner of the Holiday Inn Express &am...
Jul 09, 2025 Summerside Hospitality Group donation Left to right: Allison Taylor-Misener, AWC Fundraising Lead; Trevor Raynsford, General Manager, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Elgin; Mayor Luke Charbonneau; Brad Pryde, Owner, Summerside Hospitality Group; Rob Stanley, AWC Fundraising Coordinator (Photo provided by Town of Saugeen Shores)
Grey Bruce Public Health Observes Decrease In Opioid Poisonings
Grey Bruce Public Health is celebrating work being done locally for reducing the harms from opioid overdoses. During their June 27th meeting, Public Health Specialist Dr. Chimere Okoronkwo shared the ...
Jul 09, 2025
False Crime Report In Kincardine Results In Charges
South Bruce OPP say a false crime report has resulted in charges in Kincardine. On June 14, police say officers received a report of an alleged assault at a business in Kincardine. When officers arriv...
Jul 09, 2025 OPP Cruiser
Household Hazardous Waste Events In Grey Bruce This Weekend
There are opportunities for Grey Bruce residents to safely dispose of hazardous waste this weekend. Household hazardous waste collection events are being held in Owen Sound and in Kincardine on Saturd...
Jul 09, 2025 Alachua County / CC
South Bruce OPP Charge Brockton Driver With Not Properly Securing Children
South Bruce OPP says a Brockton driver is facing charges after failing to properly secure three children in a vehicle. On July 5 around 5:08 p.m., police say an officer on patrol along Sideroad 10 in ...
Jul 08, 2025 Image: OPP Cruiser
Saugeen Shores Approves Additional $2.3 Million For Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrades
The Town of Saugeen Shores is approving an additional $2.3 million in funding to upgrade and expand the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). Council approved the additional funding during a meeting o...
Jul 08, 2025 (file photo) Saugeen Shores Municipal Office is About to See Some Demolition For new Aquatic & Wellness Centre
OPP Report Collision Involving ATV, Vehicle Near Teeswater
A collision between an ATV and a car near Teeswater left one person injured. Emergency services responded to the incident along Concession 4 in South Bruce -- east of Teeswater -- just after 10 a.m. S...
Jul 08, 2025
Two Donations Made In Honour Of Olivia Rourke Following Hoops For Hope Fundraiser
The success of the Hoops For Hope fundraiser has led to big donations being made to two health organizations. The basketball fundraiser was started in memory of 17-year-old Olivia Rourke, one of the f...
Jul 08, 2025 Cheque presentation to the Canadian Cancer Society. Pictured left to right: Dan Rourke, Jen Rourke, Allison Taylor-Misener, Canadian Cancer Society, Vince Yenssen, and Jenna Yenssen. (supplied photo)
Two Saugeen Shores Residents Facing Drug Trafficking, Weapons Charges Following Investigation
Two people are facing charges after a drug investigation by Saugeen Shores Police. On June 3rd, police started their investigation while on patrol in Port Elgin and saw a suspicious vehicle with a fem...
Jul 07, 2025 Saugeen Shores Police Logo
Lucknow Community Group Supports Hospital Foundation
The Lucknow and District Kinette Club is providing a $15,000 donation to the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation. Foundation Executive Director Nicole Duquette-Jutzi says they received the donati...
Jul 07, 2025 Lucknow and District Kinette Club to Wingham and District Hospital Foundation L to R: Oncology RN Meagan Brown, Kinette Tracey Simpson, Kinette Laurie van Dyk, Oncology RN Justine McDonald,
Foundation Executive Director Nicole Duquette, and Kinette Natalie McDonagh (Photo provided Wingham and District Hospital Foundation)