Category Archives: News
Developer Requests Owen Sound Increase Maximum Height For Apartment Buildings
A developer is asking the City of Owen Sound to increase its maximum apartment building heights, and it sounds like some potential changes could be coming before council. Van Dolder Developments Opera...
Mar 12, 2026 Owen Sound City Hall. (photo by Matt Hermiz/Bayshore Broadcasting)
Learn more about the new carbon monoxide alarm requirements with the Bracebridge Fire Department
The Bracebridge Fire Department is inviting residents to pull up a chair and connect with local firefighters during two upcoming "Coffee with Fire" community chats this March. These informal drop-in s...
Mar 12, 2026 photomaxop / Depositphotos.com
Harrison Park Outdoor Rink Closed For Season
A sure sign spring is getting near, the outdoor rink at Harrison Park is closed for the season. Owen Sound city staff say the Good Cheer Rink enjoyed was well used throughout winter, thanks to the col...
Mar 12, 2026 Good Cheer Rink during Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada events in 2023 Supplied Image
No Working Smoke Alarms at House Fire in Huntsville
March 11, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at a home on Line Hill Road in Huntsville. When firefighters arrived, an occupan...
Mar 12, 2026
Grey County Preps For Feds' Build Canada Homes Projects
Grey County is looking at ways it can take advantage of funding from the new Build Canada Homes federal agency. The agency, created by Mark Carney's federal Liberal government aims to build and financ...
Mar 12, 2026 Image from Federal Government's Build Canada Homes Agency Web Page
Bruce County And Brockton Preparing To Host 2026 International Plowing Match
Bruce County and the Municipality of Brockton are preparing to welcome thousands of visitors this fall as the community hosts the 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Walkerton. The even...
Mar 12, 2026 International Plowing Match Logo (Image from International Plowing Match Faceboook page)
ONE CARE In Clinton Passes Halfway Mark In Transport Fundraiser
ONE CARE in Clinton has passed the halfway mark in a major fundraising campaign. The agency's Driven to Care Campaign is looking to raise $500 thousand to purchase several much-needed new accessible v...
Mar 12, 2026 ONE CARE driver Ken Millian with the agency's new accessible minivan.
ORILLIA SETS UP FREE SELF-SERVE SANDBAG STATION
In light of flooding in some parts of Orillia the city has set up a temporary self-serve sandbag station as a precautionary measure due to water levels rising, warmer temperatures and heavy rain. It's...
Mar 11, 2026
Town celebrates the retirement of Director of Planning and Development
After more than 22 years of dedicated service to the Town of Bracebridge, Cheryl Kelley, Director of Planning and Development, has retired. Throughout her distinguished career with the Town, Kelley ha...
Mar 11, 2026 Photo via Town of Bracebridge
Andy's House at Home Strengthens Community-Based Palliative Care in Muskoka
Hospice Muskoka continues to expand compassionate, community-based palliative care through Andy's House at Home (AH@H) - a program designed to support individuals in the last year of life where they a...
Mar 11, 2026