Category Archives: News
Muskoka Lakes Fire to Host Mobile Live Fire Training Unit (Apr. 7 - 12)
The Muskoka Lakes Fire Department will host a Mobile Live Fire Training Unit ("MLFTU") at Fire Station 6 in Port Carling from Apr. 7 to 12, 2026. Training Schedule: Tuesday, Apr. 7 - Friday, Apr. 10 (...
Apr 06, 2026
United Way Of Bruce Grey Sees Spike In Service Demand Brought On By Inflation, Cost Of Living Increases
The United Way of Bruce Grey has been seeing a huge spike in demand, thanks to the sharp rise in the cost of living. United Way Executive Director Francesca Dobbyn says that the organization saw a 300...
Apr 06, 2026 United Way of Bruce Grey logo
South Bruce OPP To Host Youth Academy
South Bruce OPP are holding a youth police academy that will last for six weeks. This program is for high school students in grades 10-12 who live in southern Bruce County and want to learn more about...
Apr 06, 2026 Body Worn Cameras (BWC) being rolled out to officers in the Lambton County OPP (Photo courtesy of Lambton OPP).
Dedication Ceremony Planned For Harrison Park Marker Tree
A dedication ceremony for a culturally significant tree at Harrison Park will be held later this month. The City of Owen Sound and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment Office are planning to host a Mark...
Apr 06, 2026 Marker Tree at Harrison Park. (supplied image)
$705,000 Presented To Brightshores Owen Sound Hospital For Equipment
Brightshores Owen Sound Foundation presented $705,000 for new medical equipment, facility improvements, clinical staff education and research to Brightshores Health System last week. The amount repres...
Apr 06, 2026 Lisa Pires, Brightshores VP, Finance & Development, CFO, left receives $705,000 from Brightshores Owen Sound Foundation directors, Kelly Haefling, Morag Kloeze (Chair) and Joe Di Tursi. Annual earnings from the Endowment support new medical equipment, facility upgrades, staff education and research at the Hospital.
Residents Invited to Provide Feedback On Regional Transit Study
Residents across Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, and Wellington counties are being encouraged to share their feedback as part of the ongoing Regional Transit Study. The new survey, open until April 14, is seek...
Apr 06, 2026
Bruce County Council Approves Grant Agreement For Eastridge Development In Walkerton
Bruce County council has approved a grant funding agreement with the Municipality of Brockton to help with the development of two new apartment buildings in Walkerton. The county had recently received...
Apr 06, 2026
Saugeen Shores Launches Tourism Project With Saugeen First Nation
Saugeen Shores is partnering with the Saugeen First Nation on a five-year, two part community tourism strategy. Part one of the strategy is to turn Saugeen Shores into a year round destination, to dra...
Apr 06, 2026
Suspect Wanted in Barrie Shooting
Barrie Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting left a person wounded early yesterday. Officers were called to Dunlop Street East, between Owen and Mulcaster streets, around 3 a.m. Investig...
Apr 06, 2026 Source: Barrie Police
Cheese Recalled over Listeria concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall of cheese products due to possible listeria contamination. The recall includes shredded cheese as well as certain salads and meal kits containin...
Apr 06, 2026 Source: CFIA