Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Ford Says Spend Thanksgiving With Just Your Own Household
The Province of Ontario wants you to celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend with just your household and those you live with. Premier Doug Ford made his message clear today saying these are not normal ti...
Oct 07, 2020
Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In Bruce County
A $1 million dollar prize lottery ticket was sold somewhere in Bruce County. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says it was an Encore win in Tuesday's draw. (Oct 6) Lottery players can check t...
Oct 07, 2020 Ontario Lottery & Gaming logo.
Canada Announces Single-Use Plastics Ban Strategy
The Federal Government is moving to ban specific single-use plastics. Today Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson said plastic impacts even the northern-most regions of the...
Oct 07, 2020
CMHA Calling For Equal Care During Mental Illness Awareness Week
"There is no health without mental health," is the message the Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce is urging people to think about this week. CMHA Grey Bruce's Jackie Ralph says it's importa...
Oct 07, 2020
One New COVID-19 Case In Grey Bruce Tuesday
Public Health Grey Bruce is reporting one new case of COVID-19 Tuesday. It is in Owen Sound. The Health Unit says there are 7 confirmed active cases. No one has died locally from the virus. One long-t...
Oct 07, 2020
Grey Bruce Health Unit Issues Guidance On Province's Mask Order
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued guidance on the new provincial regulations requiring mask use in all public indoor settings, with some exceptions. A release issued by Grey Bruce's Medical Office...
Oct 06, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
More Funding For Grey Bruce Charities During Pandemic
Charities in Grey Bruce have access to a second round of funding to support their COVID-19 pandemic response. $77,000 is available to the area's organizations as part of an ongoing partnership with th...
Oct 06, 2020
Ontario Reaches Covid-19 Testing High Ahead Of Thanksgiving
Ontario is leading the country in Covid-19 testing and is investing another $1.07 billion to test for, trace and isolate the virus. The news comes as Ontario hit a new daily testing record with over 4...
Oct 06, 2020
The GREAT Pumpkin with Pumpkinfest Champion Phil Hunt
The 2020 Port Elgin Pumpkinfest Grand Prize Winner weighed 1,939 & 1/2 pounds. The winning pumpkin was grown by Phil & Jane Hunt along with Chris Lyons from Cameron, Ontario. Phi...
Oct 06, 2020
OPP Respond To Call About Stranger Sleeping In House
OPP are reporting an unusual occurrence where a person entered the wrong house and went to sleep there. Police say they were called just before 8:30 Saturday morning to a home at Miller Lake Shore Roa...
Oct 06, 2020