After 59 years and counting, Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week remains not only the first agricultural conference of the year, but the one people in the industry go out of their way to attend.
SVCA board holds AGM in restored Formosa administrative centre
With a few signs of damage still visible on the soffit above the front door, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority welcomed board members and guests to the annual meeting, held at the administrative centre.
Brockton mayor says this year’s ROMA conference ‘very productive’
Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody has been part of the Bruce County delegation and has led the Brockton delegation at this year’s Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference, Jan. 19-21.
Finding answers to rural health-care crisis
Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the block – to see if you can sign up for a family doctor.
Over one thousand line up to sign up for new family doctor
A thousand people who live within 100 kilometres of Walkerton now have a family doctor.
Bruce County Council approves 4.92 per cent tax rate increase
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.
Councillors concerned with proposed flood plain location of BESS facility
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.
County supports Kincardine resolution on taxation of electricity industry properties
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.
Peabody: Still a lot of work to do on Brockton 2025 budget
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.
SVCA offices open again after Oct. 6 lightning strike
As of Monday, Jan. 13, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority resumed normal operations at its administrative centre in Formosa.
Blame it on Trudeau …
For at least the past couple of years, a space alien listening to all the talk about Justin Trudeau…
Walkerton Legion, Municipality of Brockton, partner for traditional New Year’s levee
WALKERTON - The annual New Year’s levee at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 in Walkerton got 2025 off to a promising start.
Let us look at 2025 with optimism
The dawn of a new year always brings a mix of dread and optimism.
Report provides update on Bruce C project
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.
Realtors seek more balance in Official Plan
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).
