Category Archives: News

Considering the economic downturn last year — 2009 was a pretty decent year for construction activity in Owen Sound. December figures were way up over the same month last year with 57 permits is...

A group of shoreline property owners in Saugeen Shores is not happy about the look of Port Elgin’s beach. Beachers President John Kyles says the area around the beach is not attractive, structur...

The Mayor of Northern Bruce Peninsula says he hasn’t heard of any further progress with PRENEAL Canada’s efforts to build a 200 megawatt windfarm in the former Eastnor and Lindsay Township...

Kincardine councillors are going to continue a policy that allows one third of their remuneration to be tax free. Mayor Larry Kraemer says the government allows the tax free policy, but a bylaw must b...

Owen Sound Police are looking for suspects who broke into an east side convenience store early this morning. Officers responded to an alarm at the Owen Sound Convenience store at 9th Avenue and 15th S...

Police stopped a break-in in progress at a church in the Blue Mountains. Police arrived at the church on Grey Road 2 early Monday morning after reports of a break and enter in progress, and found the ...

Even though Parliament is not sitting — the MP for Bruce Grey Owen Sound says he is still busy. Conservative Larry Miller plans to meet with local farm leaders in his Owen Sound office at 1 PM t...

South Bruce Peninsula councillors are taking action towards building a better relationship with one another. A Municipal Affairs facilitator will visit Council today and again at the beginning of Febr...

Grey Highlands Mayor Brian Mullin wants to keep the property tax increase below 10 per cent for 2010. It is a major challenge, since the province is slashing the town’s Ontario Municipal Partner...

Owen Sound council continues trying to chip away at the 2010 budget. Mayor Ruth Lovell Stanners says they held a marathon eight hour pre-budget session at the public library on Friday. Lovell Stanners...