Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Bruce County Wants to Hear About Tariff Impacts On Local Businesses
Bruce County and the Western Ontario Wardens' Caucus want to hear from local businesses about the impact of tariffs on trade between Canada and the United States. There is a survey they are asking loc...
Mar 04, 2025 David Lofink / CC
Fundraiser After Roof Collapse Of Hatchery Supplying Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular
The Sydenham Sportsmen's Association is working to determine the full cost of repairing its fish hatchery following a roof collapse. The club's Vice President Chris Geberdt says a hatchery roof collap...
Mar 03, 2025 Image from Sydenham Sportsmen's Association sharing GoFundMe post of pictures of damage.
Huron-Kinloss Resident Loses Over $200K In Crypto Fraud
Provincial Police say a Huron-Kinloss resident was duped out of more than $200,000 in a cryptocurrency fraud. South Bruce OPP officers responded to a report yesterday from a victim who received a bill...
Mar 03, 2025 Photo from OPP
BWDSB To Appoint New Southgate/Grey Highlands Trustee
The Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) is planning to appoint next trustee for Southgate/Grey Highlands after declaring the seat vacant. Communications Officer Jamie Pettit says the board approve...
Mar 03, 2025 Bluewater District School Board (Photo provided by Bluewater District School Board)
BWDSB Students To Take Part In Provincial Skills Competition
Several local students will be heading to a provincial skills competition after qualifying in the regionals last week. Nearly 30 students from across the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) took p...
Mar 02, 2025 BWDSB Regional Skills Competition Automotive. (Left to Right): Erin Osborne (Grey Highlands Secondary School), Gavin Yetman (Sacred Heart High School)*, Amy Dyck (John Diefenbaker Senior School), Victoria Williams (Owen Sound District Secondary School) - Photo provided by BWDSB
Bruce County Staff Shares Framework Of Environmental Sustainability Action Plan
Bruce County staff is continuing their work on developing an Environmental Sustainability Action Plan. The plan is expected to be completed by the end of the year. "The action plan is going to conside...
Mar 01, 2025
New Family Doctor Coming To Kincardine
A new family doctor is coming to Kincardine. The municipality says Dr. Yousry Soliman has signed an agreement and will launch a new family practice in the Kincardine Family Health Organization, as ear...
Feb 28, 2025 Bayshore News File Photo
Grey Bruce Ridings Had Better Voter Turnout Than Ontario Overall, But Still Historically Low
A couple of local ridings had better voter turnout than the overall Ontario turnout in the latest provincial election. The Ontario-wide voter turnout in this 2025 election was about 45.4 per cent, sli...
Feb 28, 2025 Screenshot from Elections Ontario
Increased Support Not Enough For Defeated Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Liberal Candidate
The Liberal candidate for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Selwyn Hicks says he has mixed emotions after being defeated in Thursday's provincial election. Hicks, a former Grey County warden, finished second in t...
Feb 28, 2025 Image from hickslaw.ca
AM 560 CFOS Turns 85 Years Old Today
It was on this day in 1940 when Owen Sound's oldest radio station took to the airwaves. Back when Glen Miller, Bing Crosby and Doris Day were the artists of the day, CFOS began operating on March 1st....
Feb 28, 2025 An Owen Sound Sun Times Article from 1940 about CFOS' launch