Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Owen Sound Honours Indigenous Soldiers, Veterans For Remembrance Day
The City of Owen Sound lowered municipal flags ahead of Remembrance Day, and to mark National Indigenous Veterans Day. The city held a ceremony on Friday morning, and are encouraging residents to take...
Nov 10, 2024 The flags have been lowered to half-mast to honour Indigenous soldiers on November 8th, and for Remembrance Day on November 11th (image via City of Owen Sound)
South Bruce OPP Seize Large Quantity Of Suspected Cocaine
South Bruce OPP says it has seized a large quantity of suspected cocaine. Police say on Nov. 6, officers executed search warrants at addresses in Dundalk and Clifford, while the accused was taken into...
Nov 09, 2024 Seized Suspected Cocaine (Photo provided by South Bruce OPP)
Grey Highlands Seeing Uptick In Building Activity For Q3
Grey Highlands is seeing an uptick in building activity compared to last year. Council received an update to the number of building permits issued between July and September, which includes residentia...
Nov 09, 2024 Josh Olalde / Unsplash
Brockton Marks Opening Of New Apartment Building In Walkerton
Brockton is marking the opening of a new 60-unit apartment building in Walkerton. The municipality says staff gathered at the what it calls an upscale apartment building in the East Ridge Business Par...
Nov 09, 2024 East Ridge Business Park Apartment Opening. From left to right, Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody, WT Living’s Jay Tremble and Brad Wilson, Brockton Councillors Steve Travale and Kym Hutcheon, Brockton CAO Sonya Watson, Councillor Carl Kuhnke, and Community Development Coordinator Christine Brandt.
(Photo provided by Brockton)
Former Chesley Reeve Danard Bell Has Passed Away
A former reeve of the Town of Chesley has died. Danard Bell (1936 - 2024) served several terms as a Councillor for the former Town of Chesley and held the position of Reeve of the Town of Chesley in 1...
Nov 08, 2024 Danard Bell. Image from the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie
Bruce Power Is Expanding Its Medical Isotope Program
Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce was at Bruce Power in Tiverton today for the announcement of an expansion of the nuclear operator's medical isotope program. A new hot cell will be constructed to...
Nov 08, 2024 Energy Minister Stephen Lecce. Image courtesy of Bruce Power
Hanover Lifts Boil Water Advisory
The Town of Hanover has lifted its precautionary boil water advisory. The town had issued the advisory earlier this week, and says that resampling results show that the town's water supply meets regul...
Nov 08, 2024 5seconds / Depositphotos.com
Bluewater School Board To Censure Trustee For Code Of Conduct Violations
The Bluewater District School Board is planning to censure one of its trustees and bar him from sitting on all committees for 90 days, after he was found to have breached several sections of the board...
Nov 08, 2024 Derrick Long (Photo from BWDSB website)
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Unemployment Rate Falls To 3.8%
The unemployment rate in the area that includes Bruce and Grey counties fell to 3.8 per cent in October. That's down from 4.3 per cent in September. The Four County Labour Market Planning Board says t...
Nov 08, 2024 Bill Smith / CC
West Grey Police Notes: Oct. 29-Nov. 5
On October 29, 2024 West Grey officers responded to a reported theft from a local business. The culprit was located and charged appropriately. He was released on conditions and will appear in court at...
Nov 08, 2024 The logo of the West Grey Police Service. (submitted image)