WALKERTON - As budget time draws closer, Brockton Council is spending an increasing amount of time discussing budget-related items during meetings.
Conservation authority looking at a six per cent budget increase for 2026
FORMOSA - Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority’s directors got a preliminary look at the 2026 budget during the September board meeting.
Bingo for Hanover and District Hospital Foundation
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World’s first @HOME by Best Western opens in Walkerton’s East Ridge business district
BROCKTON - Two hundred people accepted the invitation to tour Brockton’s newest hotel – the world’s first extended-stay @HOME by Best Western.
Natural Gas expansion still a possibility for Brockton hamlets
WALKERTON - Brockton is following up with Phase 3 of the Natural Gas Expansion Program.
Tails on Trails fundraising and awareness
The St. John Ambulance training centre in Hanover on Sept. 28 gave visitors the chance to meet some of the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs.
Brockton Council looks at preliminary list of IPM costs assigned to municipality
WALKERTON - Brockton Council will be asking the International Plowing Match (IPM) 2026 committee to take another look at some of the costs requested from the municipality.
Is it a bird … is it a plane …
There was a time when you knew what belonged on the road and what belonged on the sidewalk.
Chickenfest returns with wacky games, chicken and good fun
WALKERTON - For some, it was a blast from the past – a blast of the scent of fried chicken wings, that is. For others, it was a chance to find out what the fun from a couple of decades ago was all about, and get in on it.
Municipalities reach a tentative breakthrough on airport
WALKERTON - Although it’s not a done deal, Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody is describing events at the Sept. 17 meeting regarding Saugeen Municipal Airport as a breakthrough.
County approves expansion of Teeswater for new concrete facility
WALKERTON - A public meeting was held as part of Bruce County Council’s Sept. 18 regular council meeting that will see an expansion of the settlement area of Teeswater.
The case of the disappearing middle needs to be solved
Some on both right and left in the United States are condemning the murder of Charlie Kirk as an act of senseless violence, a tragedy. Ominously, others are referring to it as an act of war.
Original artwork unveiled to mark land acknowledgement
WALKERTON - A young artist, 17-year-old Kennedy Cameron-Nashkewa of Saugeen First Nation, attended the Sept. 18 meeting of Bruce County Council to unveil her new work, Aki Ogichidaa, commissioned by the county to commemorate the formal introduction of the Bruce County land acknowledgement.
Chepstow Lions Walk for Dog Guides
The Chepstow Lions held their annual fundraising Walk for Dog Guides on Sept. 21.
Hospice dream for south-central Grey-Bruce now has a timeline: groundbreaking in 2026
WALKERTON - The annual meeting of Saugeen Hospice Inc. on Sept. 18 provided a community update that made it clear the dream of a residential hospice in the area is close to becoming reality.
