Category Archives: News

The cupboards are pretty bare at the Owen Sound Salvation Army Food bank this fall. Captain Colin Bain says demand in August was up dramatically compared to a year ago. Bain says the increase was abou...

The amount of people on social assistance in Bruce County continues to increase. In August, Social Services Director Terry Sanderson says the caseload is now up by over 18 per cent for the first seven...

Grey County will need a new warden to start off 2010, and Arlene Wright thinks she has the qualifications to take over. Current Warden Kevin Eccles has decided not to let his name stand for re-electio...

Grey County is considering an increase in speed limits on some county roads to 90 kilometres an hour. Southgate Mayor Don Lewis first brought the idea up at the annual Warden’s forum in Durham e...

The Blue Mountains is laying the groundwork for a new bridge at Slabtown, near Clarksburg. Director of Engineering, Reg Russworm says the 1930’s era single steel lane bridge has been reduced to ...

Now that school is back in full swing, there’s a way to help for child or grandchild work towards their post secondary school goals. The Great Northern Exhibition in Collingwood is looking for c...

The Walkerton Hartley House has been sold. Brockton has sold the historic building for 175 thousand dollars to James Wakeford. The sale closing date is September 30th. Mayor Charlie Bagnato is very ex...

Mixed reviews for the Bluewater District School board as far as the latest Provincial test results dealing with how Grade 3 and 6 students did in Reading Writing and Mathematics. The board wide score ...

Just days after the federal government survived it’s first confidence vote of the fall session, the local Tory MP taking a wait and see approach to the future of the government. MP Ben Lobb says...

Canada Post is reacting to concerns expressed in Kincardine about rural mail delivery. Council recently discussed the possibility that the federal government may start closing rural post offices. But ...