Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Saugeen Shores To Change Fire Emergency Dispatcher
Saugeen Shores is changing its fire dispatch service from Owen Sound to St Catharines. Council approved the change at Monday night's regular meeting. Fire Chief Ed Melanson explained during a presenta...
Mar 13, 2025 Image From Twitter via @SSFD501
Northern Bruce Peninsula Adjusts STA Licensing Program
Northern Bruce Peninsula is making some adjustments to its Short-term Accommodation (STA) Licensing Program, which includes reducing the number of STA properties to 400. Council approved making the ch...
Mar 13, 2025 Ivan Radic / CC
Elections. Tariffs. Interest Rates. OREA President Rick Kedzior on Home Base
It's been an active first quarter in 2025 with a Provincial Election, the threat of tariffs & the announcement from the Bank of Canada pertaining to interest rates, all swirling together. R...
Mar 12, 2025 courtesy Ontario Real Estate Association
King's Coronation Medal For Southampton Woman Who Helped Afghan Women Flee Taliban
A Saugeen Shores woman is the recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her work in bringing a group of Afghan women soccer players to Canada when that country fell to the Taliban. The me...
Mar 12, 2025 Robinson at Saugeen Shores Council March 10th, 2025
OPP Report Two More Crypto Scams In Bruce County
Two more crypto scams have been reported in Bruce County. South Bruce OPP say on March 5th a resident of Huron-Kinloss reported a loss of $4,000 after receiving a pop-up ad online. The victim was led ...
Mar 12, 2025 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
Lloyd Hale Former Southampton Mayor Has Died
Lloyd Hale, a former Mayor of Southampton has died. Current Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau says in a statement, "Mayor Hale served our community with distinction during his tenure as Southampto...
Mar 11, 2025 Lloyd Hale. Image from Brian E. Wood Funeral Home
South Bruce OPP Seek Suspects In Walkerton Business Break In
South Bruce OPP are looking for two suspects following a break in at a business in Walkerton. Police say on March 2 around 12:55 a.m., officers received a report of a break and enter at a business alo...
Mar 11, 2025 Brockton Business Break In Suspects (Photo provided by South Bruce OPP)
Hepworth Getting Community Post Boxes After Office Closure
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula says Hepworth area residents will have a new postal arrangement after the suspension of use of the former post office in the village. Back in 2023, the post office in...
Mar 11, 2025 Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine
Job Fair In Port Elgin Tuesday
A job fair that was postponed last month due to a snowstorm is set to go this evening in Port Elgin. It's due to be held on Tuesday, March 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Port Elgin Legion, at 630 Green S...
Mar 10, 2025 Event poster
Saugeen Conservation Says Expect High Water Levels, Fast Moving Water
The Saugeen Conservation Authority has upgraded its watershed conditions statement to a "flood outlook" due to warm temperatures and forecasted rainfall. They say while widespread flooding is not expe...
Mar 10, 2025 flood outlook poster