Category Archives: Owen Sound News

Things are getting back to normal at the hospital in Collingwood after a major power failure. All elective surgeries were cancelled yesterday when the power went out following after a flood. A water l...

The Hanover Walkerton Landfill Site’s 2008 Annual Report is in. Hanover Councillor Peter Hambly calls it a good report, that states that the landfill site is maintained in an orderly fashion.. M...

Bruce Peninsula OPP got more than they bargained for during a recent RIDE check. They stopped a camper on Sauble Falls Parkway on Tuesday and seized a quantity of drugs and equipment. A further search...

Today was supposed to be the day the town of Collingwood went to court attempting to get the ethanol plant declared a public nuisance. But the court date has been pushed back — not only because ...

Bill’s Valu Mart in Meaford is doing its part to help the local hospital. Owner/operator Bill MacDonald says their current fundraising campaign is called ‘Give a little – Help alot&#...

Brockton is looking at whether Walkerton can support a new hotel. Council has agreed to allow for a feasibility study to be done on the Town. Mayor Charlie Bagnato says they did one in 2004 and the re...

The annual general meeting for the Sauble Medical Clinic group is being held tonight. It begins at 7 PM at the Sauble Beach Community Centre. The new executive will be elected tonight. Members will al...

Town staff in Saugeen Shores are doing the paperwork for a road reconstruction project. Council has granted approval for the 300 thousand dollar project to reconstruct Wellington Street from Fraser Co...

The Director of Education for the Bluewater public school board is all smiles. The board today received over 24 million dollars in funding from the province for new schools in Walkerton and Owen Sound...

It’s not good news from Durham. Interforest is discontinuing its production line at the plant leaving 130 workers without jobs as of July 10th. Company officials are blaming the high cost of doi...