Pauline Kerr

County council has approved the proposed 2025 budget, which will see a 4.92 per cent tax increase over last year, or $59 for the average household.

A presentation on the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Tara on Jan. 9 ended with a several members of county council expressing concerns over the flood plain location of the facility.

At the suggestion of Warden Luke Charbonneau (Saugeen Shores) at the Jan. 9 council meeting, Bruce County council supported a Kincardine resolution calling for fair assessment of electricity industry properties.

After one full budget meeting and with no anticipation of a resolution in the second scheduled meeting, Mayor Chris Peabody said there’s still a lot of work to do before the 2025 municipal budget is ready to be approved.

For at least the past couple of years, a space alien listening to all the talk about Justin Trudeau…

The dawn of a new year always brings a mix of dread and optimism.

BRUCE COUNTY - Claire Dodds, commissioner of community development, presented a report on the status of the Bruce C project to Bruce County council on Dec. 19.

BRUCE COUNTY - Jennifer Morley, president elect, and Mark Wunderlich, OnePoint Association of Realtors, made a presentation to Bruce County council on Dec. 19, to endorse and express strong support for South Bruce Peninsula’s motion on the draft Bruce County Official Plan (OP).

On Nov. 26, Bruce County celebrated local tourism innovators and entrepreneurs for the sixth annual Bruce County Spark Program.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The best Christmas gifts are the same as they always have been.

In the wake of a presentation from David Hocking on the Saugeen Municipal Airport at Brockton council, there’s another airport in Bruce County that’s getting some attention. 

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Hanover Police Service (HPS) have laid charges in an ongoing homicide investigation in the Town of Hanover.