There will be Remembrance Day ceremonies throughout Grey Bruce Wednesday. In Owen Sound, a parade will start at the Royal Bank and continue to the cenotaph. There will be a bus from the Owen Sound Legion to downtown at 10:15. Those who wish to take the bus are asked to arrive at the legion at 9:30. There will be a Reme...

Grey County received an award at the 2026 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence in Ottawa on Oct. 23. The Gather in Grey campaign won the Tourism Marketing Campaign Award (over $50,000 category), which recognizes outstanding tourism marketing that inspires travel, builds destination awareness, and helps grow Ontario's v...

A new veterans commemorative crosswalk was dedicated Monday in Tara with a ceremony. The red and white striped crosswalk with a soldier's silhouette and "Lest We Forget" written at each end spans Yonge Street at Brook Street -- a common crosswalk for kids heading to school. 30 year veteran of the Canadian Arm...

The OPP say one person was transported to hospital after a two-vehicle collision near Walkerton. Emergency services responded to the collision involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer on Highway 9 at Bruce Road 3 just before 2 p.m. Monday afternoon. Police say one driver was transported to hospital for treat...

The United Way of Bruce Grey says that the minimum income required for the region has gone up again. In a media release, the organization says that the Ontario Living Wage Network has announced the the living wage for Bruce and Grey has increased to $24.75. That's up slightly from $24.50 in 2025. United Way Executive D...

Grey Bruce OPP have charged a London resident following a single vehicle collision in Saugeen First Nation. OPP say, at about 3:20 Saturday morning, (Nov 7) OPP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on Bruce Road 13, south of Pashwood Drive (between Sauble and Southampton). The vehicle had gone into the d...

The unemployment rate in an area that includes Bruce and Grey counties increased to 3.8 per cent last month. The Four County Labour Market Planning Board says more than 3,200 full-time jobs were lost in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula region in October, and a minor gain of 200 part-time positions. The region's labour for...

A few items currently housed at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre will be shipped back to their homes. During Thursday's county council meeting, Director of Museum and Cultural Services Cathy McGirr, shared that through the museum's research into a few items, staff decided to have them removed from collection...

Bruce Power is facing a pair of charges following the death of as many as five million fish caught in the company's underwater infrastructure. Back in February 2025, the infrastructure that is used to extract water from Lake Huron to cool the energy producer's turbines was the site of a massive fish kill. Bruce Power h...

The final planning documents for the Kincardine Hospital redevelopment project have been submitted. Once the project receives approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health, the hospital can continue with an open tendering process, according to the South Bruce Grey Health Centre. The redevelopment project includes an exp...

The province's Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate after an incident in the Township of Huron-Kinloss. On Saturday, November 7, 2026, South Bruce OPP had responded to a vehicle fire at a parking lot off Highway 21 in Point Clark. Two people were transported to hospital. Due to the SIU taking over the in...

No one was injured in fire in Port Elgin yesterday. Saugeen Shores police say at around 10:50pm, police along with firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the area of Ridge Street for a structure fire. They say, upon arrival, the basement of a residence was found to be fully engulfed. Neighbouring houses were ev...

Bruce County council has approved an updated list of advocacy priorities. The main areas that county staff will be focusing on includes six priorities that the county will be taking to the upcoming ROMA conference in January: community paramedicine funding, court security funding, energy and community readiness, housin...

An Owen Sound area fuel and propane distribution company has been sold. McDougall Energy announced its acquisition of MacDonnell Fuels, a longtime fuel and propane services provider in Bruce and Grey counties. The deal closed Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. McDougall Energy is headquartered in Sault Ste. Ma...

OPP have arrested and charged a South Bruce Peninsula resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. On Friday, October 16th the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. They say assistance was provided by members of the Grey Bruce ...

Bruce Power supplier partners have stepped up to the plate to support ballpark and housing initiatives in Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation They've donated just under $244,000 to two community initiatives through their Saugeen Ojibway Nation Community Development Fund. Two separate donations of $121,875 will go ...

The Festival of Northern Lights is back in Owen Sound for its 39th year this month. The lights will be turned on at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21, right after the Owen Sound Kiwanis Santa Claus Parade. "We have a couple of new displays," says Festival Chair Jamie Walpole. "We have an ice palace based on some arches ...

Brightshores Health System has released a statement about an incident at the Markdale hospital. They say on Monday November 2nd, police responded to a patient exhibiting aggressive behaviour in the emergency department. Brightshores says the incident was witnessed by patients, families and visitors, and notes, "Br...

Over 90 elementary school students and more than 15 educators from 13 schools across Grey and Bruce counties gathered at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound for the fifth annual Youth Climate Action Conference on Oct. 28. "There's always a benefit to the community to having a great gathering s...

Saugeen Shores Police say they've made an arrest in an investigation into some recent property thefts. Police say, on November 2nd, at about 11:30 a.m., they took a report about a stolen red ATV and trailer from a property in Port Elgin. Then on the same day at about 2:30 p.m., they took a report about two people steal...

Grey County says it is ramping up its short-term shelter to increase capacity for the winter. The County has a former motel that was converted in recent years into short-term housing on 9th Ave E in Owen Sound. The County says in a release, on average, 47 motel rooms are available per night in the winter, including at ...

Saugeen Shores Police are looking for tips from the community in relation to package thefts. They say just after 8 this morning, there may have been a possible sighting of two suspects near the Biener trail systems and Links Sideroad. They say they have taken reports of stolen packages in the area of Ridge Street in Po...

South Bruce OPP have charged a man after an incident in Brockton. Police say on the afternoon of Monday, October 26th, officers were conducting a bail-compliance investigation at an address in Brockton. They allege a suspect assaulted an OPP officer. Police say they used a Taser to gain control and make an arrest, and ...

Provincial Police have charged a 38-year-old man with nearly 70 offences after executing search warrants in Brockton and Chatsworth. South Bruce OPP say an investigation into a series of break-and-enters at multiple car washes and storage units in the area led police to locations in Brockton and Chatsworth. Last Friday...

Bruce Power has started its scheduled Unit 5 Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage. "We're essentially rebuilding the entire reactor aside from the concrete structure," says Maggie Tieman, director of community and external affairs at Bruce Power. Bruce Power has already renewed Units 6 and 3, which are op...