Category Archives: News

Huron Bruce Liberal MPP Carol Mitchell isn’t doing cart-wheels at the selection of Tim Hudak as the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Mitchell says the party might as ...

May stats for building permits were way down in Owen Sound compared to a year ago — but officials say not to worry. Development Co ordinator Sandi Parks says while the number of building permits...

The joint Walkerton/Hanover landfill expansion is moving forward. Brockton Council approved an environmental assessment Monday that would see another 347 thousand cubic metres of space be made over th...

A couple of Grey County properties have been seized and sold after four years of legal wranglings. Grey County OPP discovered a massive marijuana grow op near Kemble back in the fall of 2004 where the...

Town councillors in Collingwood have given the thumbs-up to spending two million dollars on a spruce-up of the main street. The Federal and provicial governments have each agreed to provide two millio...

Residents near the Thornbury waste water treatment plant have been complaining about a foul odour. Town officials hope they have solved the problem. Deputy-Mayor Duncan McKinlay says the town had firs...

Port Elgin’s new medical building is officially open, with a name that honours a longtime local doctor who cares about the community. The Dr. Earl Health Centre is named after Dr. Thomas Earl, w...

A joint meeting is set between Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs to go over some common issues. The two Grey County municipalities will be meeting on Monday at 7 PM at the Georgian Bluffs municipal offic...

It’s good news for farmers who want to make environmental improvements to their agriculture operations. The Provincial and Federal Government have announced funding of 42 million dollars for the...

Canada’s best-known environmentalist is now involved in the battle over Site 41, the landfill under construction north of Elmvale. David Suzuki has written a letter to the Premier Dalton McGuint...