Category Archives: Port Elgin News
MP Ben Lobb Now On Parliament's Standing Trade Committee
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb has been appointed to Parliament's Standing Committee on International Trade. A statement from Lobb's office says, the committee is tasked with looking at international trade p...
Nov 07, 2020 Photo: Huron-Bruce Conservative MP Ben Lobb
Mission Zimbabwe Dinners In Hanover This Weekend
Mission Zimbabwe's annual Harvest Dinner and Auction event is going ahead this year with different dining options in the interest of safety during the pandemic. The initiative, which started in 2007, ...
Nov 07, 2020
Owen Sound Student Running Marathon For Youth Mental Health Hospital Beds
A young Owen Sound woman is doing a triathlon to raise $10,000 for child and youth mental health services at the hospital in Owen Sound. A release from the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation says...
Nov 06, 2020 Olivia Duwyn Supplied Photo
Regional Unemployment Rate Falls To 6.4% In October
The regional unemployment rate in the area that includes Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties fell to 6.4 per cent in October. However, part-time positions led the net job gains while thousands of fu...
Nov 06, 2020 Spencer Davis / Unsplash
Hanover Police Annual Report Highlights More Calls, More Partnerships
Hanover Police Chief Christopher Knoll has presented his annual report to council. Knoll says in 2019 call volume was up 17 per cent from 2018, which he says is an all-time high for Hanover police. He...
Nov 06, 2020 Hanover Police Logo
$155 Million To Help Innovative Small And Medium Sized Businesses
The Federal Government is extending the Innovation Assistance Program to help keep Canadian talent in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it means as an investment of $155 million to support sm...
Nov 06, 2020
No New Cases Of COVID-19 In Grey Bruce Thursday
Public Health says there were no new cases of COVID-19 in Grey Bruce Thursday (November 5th). There are seven confirmed active cases in the region. The Health Unit says there have been 181 confirmed c...
Nov 06, 2020
South Bruce Peninsula Public Facilities Re-Open
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is re-opening its public facilities. Municipal officials say the Wiarton Arena, Sauble Community Centre and Town Hall open on a limited basis again Friday. The town h...
Nov 06, 2020
OPP Death Investigation At Neyaashiinigmiing
The OPP is investigating after the death of a 30-year-old woman at Neyaashiinigmiing. Grey Bruce OPP and Neyaashiinigmiing Police were called to a residence at Nayaushing Road just after 1:30 p.m. on ...
Nov 05, 2020
Owen Sound Council Donates Its Expense Budget To Poppy Campaign
Owen Sound council has decided to donate $5,000 from its council expense budget to the local legion's poppy campaign. Legions have been struggling due to the pandemic because they have missed out on f...
Nov 05, 2020 Owen Sound City Hall. (file photo)