Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Ripley School Fire Call Turns Up Nothing Significant
South Bruce OPP and Ripley firefighters responded to a fire call at the Ripley-Huron Community School Wednesday. OPP say just before 1 p.m., they responded to a report of a burning smell at the school...
May 08, 2026 Image from OPP West Region on Facebook
Significant Damage In House Fire In Owen Sound
Crews are investigating the cause of a house fire in Owen Sound this afternoon (Thursday). Fire Chief Phil Eagleson says emergency services responded to the house fire at 20th Street East and 9th Aven...
May 07, 2026 Image from Owen Sound Police
Province Of Ontario, Bruce Power Enter Into Cost-Share Agreement To Support Bruce C Expansion
The Province of Ontario is advancing almost 19,000 jobs at Bruce Power in support of the Bruce C Project. The province has directed the power company to enter into a cost-sharing and recovery agreemen...
May 07, 2026 Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce, centre, joined by Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thomson, left, make an announcement at Bruce Power on May 7, 2026. (image via YouTube)
McHappy Day Raises $35,000 In Owen Sound & Port Elgin
McHappy Day in Grey Bruce was a success. Proceeds from McDonald's menu purchases go to Ronald McDonald House which helps families facing childhood illness, by providing a place to stay, food and vario...
May 07, 2026 Fred Wallace and Steve Sgro
Grey Bruce OPP Charge Three People In Drug Investigation
Grey Bruce OPP say three local residents are facing charges following a joint drug trafficking investigation in Neyaashiinigmiing. The OPP Community Street Crime Unit, working in partnership with the ...
May 07, 2026 Image from OPP
Superheat Launches Campaign To Support Kincardine Hospital MRI
A local company is once again stepping up to support healthcare in the Kincardine area. Superheat has announced the launch of its 26K in 2026: Imaging a Better Tomorrow campaign in support of the Kinc...
May 07, 2026
Heritage Act Case Returning First Nation Land In Southampton Could Set Precedent
Saugeen First Nation is celebrating the return of culturally significant ancestral land in Southampton after unauthorized demolition work took place there. Back in November 2022, an individual and an ...
May 06, 2026 6 South Rankin Street. Photo by Claire McCormack May 5th 2026
SON Environment Office Warns Of Hope Bay Diesel Spill
Saugeen Ojibway Nation's Environment Office is advising of a diesel spill in Hope Bay. They say contamination is affecting the waters, noting, "This is of serious concern as Hope Bay, and its connecte...
May 06, 2026 Image from SON post
Plans For New $19.9-Million Public Elementary School In Meaford
The Ontario government is putting up $19.9-million for the construction of a new elementary school in Meaford. The new Bluewater District School Board facility will have space for up to 340 students, ...
May 06, 2026 File Photo
OPP Charge Man In Relation To Howdenvale Area Break-And-Enters Investigation
Grey Bruce OPP have arrested and charged a 33-year-old man allegedly responsible for multiple break and enters in South Bruce Peninsula. Last month -- on April 21 -- the OPP responded to a break and e...
May 06, 2026