Pauline Kerr

Bruce County has officially joined a growing list of upper- and lower-tier municipalities in Ontario that have implemented development charges.

Pat McNinch and Tom Traversy are men on a mission – to help homeless military veterans through the Homes for Heroes Foundation.

Talented skaters with the Walkerton Figure Skating Club take time for extra practice during the Christmas break. Skating at the arena was about the only traditionally winter sport happening over the holidays, thanks to unseasonably warm weather.

A letter sent by Bruce County to the province’s minister of energy “strongly supports the Ontario government’s commitment to an integrated energy plan… emphasizing reliability, affordability, and clean energy.”

Ensuring a community has access to physicians takes the tireless effort of the entire community, including government, education and health care. The Brockton and Area Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee has the proof, in the form of five new physicians who have decided to call this commun

Mayor Chris Peabody predicts the coming year will be one of building on the successes of the 2023. And apart from the setback – hopefully temporary – in the natural gas expansion project, the past year was a good one for Brockton, he said.

The annual New Year’s levee in Walkerton at the hall of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 has been a welcome local tradition, paused only during the pandemic in recent years.

When a person counts the people they’ve reached in terms of generations as well as individuals, they can be assured they’ve made a mark on many lives.

Bruce County council approved two planning matters, and deferred its decision on a third, during its final scheduled meeting of 2023.

When the matter of development charges (DCs) came before Brockton council in October, council put a hold on proceeding with a study, pending a decision by Bruce County council on implementing county DCs.

Council has authorized a lease agreement, as amended, with Victoria Jubilee Hall (VJH).

Brockton hit the ground running in January 2023, and kept up the pace throughout the year.

Michelle Isoghi and Betty Davies were among the volunteers who served up Christmas dinner – turkey with all the trimmings – to those in need at the BigDoor. The dinner was held the Tuesday before Christmas.