A fundraising radiothon held Friday raised tens of thousands of dollars for the Bruce Peninsula Hospitals Foundation. As of about 6 p.m. Friday, the Checkerboard Challenge raised roughly $79,000 thanks to generous donations from the community. It was held in Wiarton and Lion's Head supported by Bayshore Broadcasting's ...

Bruce County is hosting a household hazardous waste collection event on June 27 Saturday at the Wiarton South Bruce Peninsula Works Garage from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is an opportunity to dispose of your hazardous waste responsibly and safely. Bruce County's household hazardous waste event provides a convenient an...

Owen Sound police have charged two people after executing a search warrant. They say on Thursday, the Owen Sound Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit and Criminal Investigations Branch seized drugs and what police describe as cash proceeds of crime following the execution of a search warrant in Owen Sound. Police say t...

Northern Bruce Peninsula council has passed a motion to support the Tobermory Children's Camp. The camp requested $5,000 from council to support its 2026 summer programming. The camp provides six weeks of full-day programming for children aged four to 10 in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. A staff report s...

100 Women Who Care Grey Bruce is celebrating their May donation to a community organization. 100 Women Who Care was able to give $40,000 to TenThirtyFive Grey Bruce during their May meeting. TenThirtyFive is a grassroots charity with a mission focused on building confidence, dignity, and self-worth in vulnerable youth ...

Roughly 100 people gathered in Port Elgin Wednesday evening to hear more about a community permit planning system (CPPS). Consultants from Gladki Planning Associates say the goal of a CPPS is to increase housing supply and variety and improve housing affordability in Saugeen Shores. It's looking at areas that could be ...

Saugeen Shores police have charged a man after a disturbance at a restaurant. They say on Tuesday, June 23rd just after 8:30 a.m. they were called about a man in a parking lot of a Port Elgin restaurant threatening to punch customers. They say he left the parking lot on foot, then a second call came in alleging the sam...

No injuries to residents were reported in a fire at a seniors' apartment building in Tobermory. Northern Bruce Peninsula firefighters responded to the incident at Bradley H Davis Senior Apartments in Tobermory late Tuesday evening. Firefighters from the Wiarton, Inter-Township and Arran-Elderslie fire departments also ...

The Artisans and Tastes weekly outdoor market next to the Southampton Coliseum is back this week. With more than 50 vendors, the market offers everything from fresh produce, hot foods and flowers to handmade art, woodworking, gifts and garden creations. New additions this season include specialty garlic and succulents,...

Saugeen Shores police have laid an impaired driving charge after a vehicle hit a fire hydrant. They say on June 22nd, at about 5:30 p.m. they took a call about a vehicle that had struck a fire hydrant on Saugeen Beach Road, and it was causing severe flooding to several cottages in the area. Witnesses reported a male dr...

Get to know some local first responders this weekend. Saugeen Municipal Airport will host first responders day June 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participating this year are firefighters from Hanover, West Grey, Elmwood and Walkerton, who will showcase the equipment and vehicles they use to fight and prevent fires. Police o...

An organization called United Housing for All says housing is not affordable for many people in Saugeen Shores. In a delegation to council Monday evening Mini Jacques said United Housing for All retained research consultant Erin Deviney from Clarksburg to gather local income and housing information. "The study con...

Northern Bruce Peninsula council passed a one-time waiver for bed and breakfast licensing fees for all applications received in 2026. Back in January, council passed a bylaw to manage bed and breakfasts for the municipality, including the $500 licensing fee. The municipality received a letter from local B&B owners ...

Provincial Police say a fire involving multiple vehicles in Walkerton this morning is considered suspicious. Brockton firefighters, South Bruce OPP and Bruce County paramedics were called to a blaze on Yonge Street just after 5 a.m., and arrived to find several vehicles engulfed in flames. Firefighters extinguished the...

Bruce County is starting its planning for its 2027 budget. Residents have until 11:55 pm on July 5th to have their say in the county's Budget Survey. The annual budget guides the future of communities within Bruce County, and the survey is intended to get input on services, programs, and infrastructure that the people ...

A public meeting is set to be held in Saugeen Shores to talk about planning for development and changes to how construction is approved in downtown Port Elgin and Southampton. Some residents are concerned adopting a Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) could allow for development they feel would alter the character ...

Bruce County has purchased a property in Port Elgin to support future community use and growth.. The property, 1233 MacKenzie Road, includes a 6,000 square foot building that is the former home of Huron Shores Gymnastics Club. It's also conveniently located next to the Lakeshore Hub, and Paramedic Services Headquarters...

Bluewater District School Board trustees have passed a balanced budget for the next school year. The approved budget of $299,163,285 in revenues, $299,114,654 in expenses and $48,631 in net reserve contributions fits within the requirements of the Education Act and funding parameters set by the provincial Ministry of E...

The Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment Office is holding an event to mark Indigenous People's Day. This Sunday, June 21st, the Environment Office, in partnership with Parks Canada, will be hosting Paswewe De: Echoes of the Heartbeat for Indigenous People's Day. They will be pausing tours to Flowerpot Island and holding...

The Town of Saugeen Shores has a new fire chief. Starting Monday, Rob Atkinson will take on the role of director of fire services and fire chief. Atkinson began his service in Saugeen Shores 2003 as a volunteer firefighter and joined the Town full-time in June 2006. He later moved into the full-time fire prevention off...

The province's Special Investgations Unit has concluded its investigation into a police-involved fatal shooting near Port Elgin. They say, on February 21, 2026, OPP officers were searching for a 48-year-old man suspected in a series of residential break and enters, automobile thefts, an assault and the theft of a firea...

Bruce County council has held a mandatory public meeting regarding the proposed new official plan. Council heard a presentation from Rob Rappolt, Manager at WSP, the firm that did the consulting on the new plan, and Monica Morrison, the county's Land Use Planning Manager. "This process to get here today has litera...

More than half of the seats inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre are due to be replaced next year. Owen Sound council will meet next week to discuss the city's multi-year capital plan, and there's a report on the agenda concerning some upgrades planned at the Bayshore in 2027. The report says the arena sti...

Saugeen First Nation businesses have made a number of donations to the new baseball diamonds and pow wow projects in the community. Over the past number of weeks, The Highway donated $6,500, Riverside Remedies donated $6,000, Thomas John from Bud Barn 2.0 donated $5,000. Saugeen First Nation Independent Business Associ...

Two people were injured in a fire in Owen Sound Wednesday evening. The Owen Sound fire department says firefighters, police and paramedics responded. The apartment on 4th Avenue on the city's east side was smoke filled when firefighters arrived, but the fire was extinguished before they got there. 11 firefighters respo...