Category Archives: Port Elgin News
One New COVID-19 Case In Grey Bruce Monday
Public Health Grey Bruce is reporting one new case of COVID-19 in Grey Bruce Monday (October 5th). That case is in Meaford. The Health Unit says there are six confirmed active cases at the moment. The...
Oct 06, 2020
$35 Million For Schools In Ontario Hotspots
Schools in hotspot communities like Toronto, Ottawa, Peel and York Region are receiving more funding. Today Premier Doug Ford said $35 million in additional funding will help protect students and prev...
Oct 05, 2020
Trudeau Highlights Three Covid-19 Benefits For Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau highlighted three Covid-19 benefits for Canadians in his address today. Trudeau says the Canada Sickness and Caregiving Benefits opened for applications this morning. The...
Oct 05, 2020
Owen Sound Police Respond To Handgun Call
Owen Sound Police say they have arrested a man after a call about a man brandishing a what appeared to be a handgun downtown this weekend. Police say they were called at about 6 Saturday morning (Oct ...
Oct 05, 2020 Photo By Claire McCormack
Pumpkinfest Winners Break Site Record
About 3 thousand people tuned in to Port Elgin's Pumpkinfest this year. The festival had a virtual weigh off, livestreamed by Bruce Power and CTRE Productions this year in an effort to reduce the spre...
Oct 05, 2020 Pumpkinfest 2020 Winners Phil & Jane Hunt & Chris Lyons.
Struggle In Hanover Drive-Thru Ends In Arrest
Hanover police have arrested a Kitchener man and laid a dozen charges against him after a struggle in a drive-thru. Police say at about 9:30 Friday morning, an off-duty officer noticed a suspicious BM...
Oct 05, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Hanover Police
Two New COVID-19 Cases In Grey Bruce Sunday
Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported Sunday in Grey Bruce. Public Health says one case is in Owen Sound and the other is in Huron Kinloss. There are currently five confirmed active cases in the reg...
Oct 05, 2020
Bruce County Tourism Businesses Eligible For Up To $10K Grants
Local tourism operations in Bruce County could be eligible for up to $10,000 in grant dollars to help cover Covid related costs. According to the county, Minister of Economic Development and Official ...
Oct 04, 2020
COVID-19: Hotspot Areas Make Up Nearly 75% Of New Ontario Cases Saturday
Health officials are reporting 653 new Covid cases across Ontario today, with the hotspot regions continuing to be where most are being detected. Nearly 75 per cent of the new positives are in Toronto...
Oct 03, 2020
President Trump Starts Remdesivir Treatment In Hospital
United States President Donald Trump spent the night at the Walter Reed Medical Centre and is expected to remain there for the next few days following his Covid diagnosis. White House Physician Sean C...
Oct 03, 2020 United States president Donald Trump on Oct. 2, 2020 (image from @realDonaldTrump Twitter)