Category Archives: Port Elgin News
Driver Charged After Parking In Live Lane Of Traffic On Bruce County Road
South Bruce OPP have charged a driver after finding a vehicle parked with no lights on in a live lane of traffic in the middle of the night. Police say on Sunday at about 4:15 in the morning, they wer...
Aug 26, 2025 Image from OPP West Region on X
NBP Approves Proposed Dredging Project At Stokes Bay
Northern Bruce Peninsula is approving a proposed dredging project near the municipal park in Stokes Bay. Council approved the project during its meeting on Monday, if it meets a series of conditions b...
Aug 26, 2025 Stokes Bay (image from Tobermory and the Northern Bruce Changer of Commerce website)
Arran-Elderslie Marks The Passing Of Mark Davis, Its First Deputy Mayor
The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie is paying tribute to Mark Davis, its first deputy mayor. He passed away peacefully, and surrounded by family on Friday. He was 68 years old. The municipality says h...
Aug 25, 2025 Image from Rhody Family Funeral Home
Chi-Cheemaun Ferry Operator Warns Of Online Booking Scam
The Owen Sound Transportation Company is warning about a scam that impersonates the website for its ferry services. Locally, the company operates the Chi-Cheemaun, which ferries passengers and their v...
Aug 25, 2025 The MS Chi-Cheemaun at the Owen Sound Harbour on May 2, 2022. (Matt Hermiz/Bayshore Broadcasting News)
NBP Council To Consider Supporting Dredging Project In Stokes Bay
Northern Bruce Peninsula is going to consider supporting a proposed dredging project to help clear up the water near the municipal park in Stokes Bay. The dredging project has been proposed to benefit...
Aug 25, 2025 Stokes Bay (image from Tobermory and the Northern Bruce Changer of Commerce website)
Trail Patrol Leads To Arrest In Saugeen Shores
Saugeen Shores Police say a foot patrol of the Rotary Trail led to an arrest. Police officers were on the trail that connects Concession 4 and County Road 33 Friday morning, when two individuals wante...
Aug 25, 2025 The logo of the Saugeen Shores Police Service.
Bruce County To Hold New Cultural Symposium
Bruce County is holding a new Cultural Symposium this fall to discuss ways to enrich the local cultural landscape. The Common Ground: Connecting Through Culture in Bruce County event is being held on ...
Aug 24, 2025
Arran-Elderslie Mayor Advocates For Chesley Hospital While At AMO Conference
The mayor of Arran-Elderslie spent his time advocating for the Chesley Hospital while at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference this past week. Steve Hammell and CAO Emil...
Aug 24, 2025 Arran-Elderslie Mayor At AMO. From left to right, MPP Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Paul Vickers, Deputy
Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones, Arran-Elderslie Mayor Steve
Hammell, Arran-Elderslie CAO Emily Dance, Bruce County Warden Luke
Charbonneau (Photo provided by Municipality of Arran-Elderslie)
Highway 6 Reopen In Hepworth Following Collision
OPP say Highway 6 between Spring Creek Road and Shepard Lake Road in Hepworth has fully reopened following a collision. Police posted on social media yesterday evening no injuries were reported follow...
Aug 23, 2025 Image: OPP Cruiser
37th Annual Salmon Spectacular Is Underway With Fish Fry, Kids' Activities Planned For First Weekend
The 37th Annual Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is off and running. Event Co-Chair Chris Geberdt says he's happy to see the event get underway for another year, after a few busy days leading up to the s...
Aug 22, 2025 Chris Geberdt courtesy Wallace Photgraphy