Pauline Kerr

Council has approved the use of additional funds in the purchase of a new street sweeper.

Brockton council has approved the recommendation to support EPCOR’s application to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to bring natural gas services to Brockton.

Braven Nahrgang of Walkerton is delighted by the lovely sunflowers next to Brant Drive-In. The Optimist Sunflower Field has become much more than a fundraiser for the group – it’s a major draw for the community.

It’s been a busy summer for the volunteers at the Walkerton and District Food Bank.

Chris Peabody, Bruce County warden and Brockton mayor, took a few minutes from a busy schedule at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in London on Monday to provide an update on some of the meetings with provincial officials.

This year’s Pigstock 2023 Slo-Pitch Tournament was a winner from start to finish, according to Dirt Pigs spokesman Don Leslie.

The round of temporary emergency room closures at three of the four South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) hospitals – Chesley, Walkerton and Durham – announced on Aug. 15 are continuing this week.

Dr. Gary Bajurny recently found an unusual treasure on his Geeson Ave. property – lovely pink blossoms like these, only at the top of a blue spruce tree. He noticed the flowers around the time of the official unveiling of the art piece in memory of his wife, Nancy Bajurny, longtime president of the

A brief but fierce storm Aug. 10 caused the temporary closure of the Lobies Park playground, due to fallen trees and branches. The damage was cleared and the playground reopened the next day.

Brockton is moving forward with its plan to apply to the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) for assistance in increasing the local housing supply.

Council passed a motion to accept the planning report on rezoning a small parcel of land, to be conveyed to a land trust for conservation purposes. A bylaw will come before council at a later date.

Brockton purchased several pop-up tents with the Brockton logo. They were used during the summer sidewalk sale in 2021 and again for the Hometown Christmas Market.

Among the more printable names a thesaurus gives for seagulls are scavenger gulls, seaside ravens, beach pterodactyls and rats with wings.

With 15 contestants, the judges of the Mildmay-Carrick Homecoming 2023 ambassador competition on Aug. 3 had their work cut out for them, before they named 17-year-old Lesley Walter the Homecoming ambassador.