Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Regional Unemployment Rate Jumps To 3.7%
The unemployment rate in the area that includes Bruce and Grey counties jumped to 3.7 per cent in August. That's up from 2.8 per cent in July. The Four County Labour Market Planning Board says the Str...
Sep 06, 2024 Jessica Syrena / CC
Saugeen Shores & Kincardine Want Ministry Support For Creation Of Family Health Team
Saugeen Shores is supporting local doctors who want to create a family health team with Kincardine. The town recently talked to the representatives from Ontario's Ministry of Health at the Association...
Sep 06, 2024 Bayshore News File Photo
Bruce County Council Chooses To Keep Warden Term At One Year
Bruce County council was fairly decisive in choosing whether or not to extend the terms for warden and deputy warden. During the council meeting on September 5, county staff brought forward a discussi...
Sep 06, 2024
Survey Still Open In First Step Of Community Engagement, Says South Bruce Grey Health Centre
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre says two community engagement sessions last week were the first step in a new community engagement process, and a survey for public feedback remains open. The hospit...
Sep 06, 2024 SBGHC CEO Nancy Shaw takes questions from the crowd at the August 26th meeting in Durham
Wiarton's BIA Needs New Membership Or It Could Stop Running Next Year
The group that promotes and beautifies Wiarton's downtown business area needs more people or it could stop operating for a year. The Business Improvement Area's (BIA) board of management is short on p...
Sep 05, 2024 Wiarton 2024 Photo by Claire McCormack
Saugeen First Nation Election Results
Conrad Ritchie has been re-elected Chief of Saugeen First Nation. Election results from late last week have been posted today. The band councillors are: Lester Anoquot, Randall Kahgee Jr. Letitia Thom...
Sep 04, 2024
UPDATE: One Person Dead After Serious Crash Near Wiarton
Grey Bruce OPP say one person has died after a serious collision just outside of Wiarton. South Bruce Peninsula firefighters, Grey County paramedics and Grey Bruce OPP responded to the single vehicle ...
Sep 04, 2024
Southampton High Street Survey Deadline This Week
Wednesday is the deadline for a survey on plans to make changes to Southampton's High Street. Changes have been in discussion since at least 2021, when the Business Improvement Area budgeted $20,000 f...
Sep 03, 2024 Part of the drawing of proposed changes
Southampton Beach Now Safe For Swimming
Public Health Grey Bruce has lifted the no-swimming advisory for Southampton Beach. The health unit says it has received the results of a new series of beach water samples tested over the Labour Day l...
Sep 03, 2024 A section of the beach in Southampton. Photo by Claire McCormack
No Serious Injuries In Three-Vehicle Collision In Northern Bruce Peninsula
No serious injures were reported in a three vehicle collision in Northern Bruce Peninsula on Friday. Fire Chief Jack Burt says they, along with Grey Bruce OPP and other emergency services responded to...
Sep 03, 2024