Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Algoma Intrepid Awaits Higher Water Level To Enter Owen Sound Harbour
The Algoma Intrepid Bulk Carrier is outside the Owen Sound harbour. Algoma Central Corporation has confirmed the ship is waiting for water levels to increase before it sails in. It will deliver some c...
Oct 29, 2024 Approx. location of ship shown in the red box Image from vesselfinder.com
South Bruce Mayor Comments On Nuclear Waste Referendum Result
South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz spoke with Bayshore Broadcasting's Matt Hermiz, after his municipality narrowly voted yes to be a willing host for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's proposed dee...
Oct 29, 2024 South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz.
Kincardine Council Receives Concepts For Victoria Park Makeover, Wants More Options Before Proceeding
Kincardine council has gotten a look at concept designs for a makeover for Victoria Park, but say that more needs to be done to have a design that everyone can agree on. Council had previously approve...
Oct 29, 2024
South Bruce Residents Narrowly Vote 'Yes' In DGR Referendum
It was close, but it's a yes in South Bruce. The municipality's public referendum results are in, and residents narrowly voted in favour of being a willing host to an underground nuclear waste storage...
Oct 29, 2024 New logo, 2024, for municipality of South Bruce. (supplied image)
Public Meeting On Landfill In Saugeen Shores Tonight
There's a public meeting tonight in Saugeen Shores about the future of the Town's landfill site. The landfill will reach capacity in the next six to eight years, and the Town is looking at its waste m...
Oct 28, 2024 Baloncici / Depositphotos.com
Two Men Charged In Port Elgin For Burying E-bikes In The Woods
Saugeen Shores police say they have arrested two men after they were reported to be seen burying two E-Bikes in a wooded area in Port Elgin on Friday. The suspects left before police arrived, but the ...
Oct 28, 2024 Saugeen Shores Police Logo
Design Work Continues On New Town Hall Site In Wiarton
The new town hall project in South Bruce Peninsula is quietly moving along. Back in February, the Town announced it had purchased the former Sobeys Foodland on the edge of Wiarton's Bluewater Park for...
Oct 28, 2024 Site of proposed new town hall. Photo by Claire McCormack, July 11, 2024
Bluewater School Board Sees 12 Per Cent Increase In Enrolment Over Five Years
The Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) is seeing an over 12 per cent increase in student enrolment over the last five years. BWDSB Superintendent of Business Services and Treasurer Andrew Low say...
Oct 28, 2024 The Bluewater District School Board. (supplied photo)
Planned Power Outage On Bruce Peninsula Sunday
Hydro One says there will be a planned power outage affecting the Bruce Peninsula Sunday. They say on October 27th from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., crews will be replacing approximately 30 cross arms on the are...
Oct 27, 2024 Image from Hydro One Map
Kincardine Looks To Adopt New Municipal Zoning Bylaw
The Municipality of Kincardine will be holding an open house to get community feedback on the draft comprehensive zoning bylaw. Nick Bogaert, who is an associate with MHBC Planning, shared some insigh...
Oct 26, 2024