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Pauline Kerr

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.

South Bruce council endorses new logos for Formosa, Mildmay and Teeswater

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

South Bruce will soon have an updated image, thanks to the rebranding process that’s underway.

Saugeen Municipal Airport: Airport helping to drive economic development

Dave Hocking March 21, 2024Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times

Sometimes the importance of economic development opportunities at the airport are overlooked, misunderstood and understated. This article will focus on recent successes and potential economic development possibilities at the Saugeen Municipal Airport.

Bruce County ‘all in’ on nuclear

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Bruce County council heard two very different presentations during its March 7 meeting.

Protecting Ontario’s thriving economy means looking beyond the boardroom

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

There is an advertisement making the rounds, lauding this province for its thriving, forward-moving economy.

Bruce County council to discuss public transit, insurance and minnows

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Chris Peabody, Bruce County warden and Brockton mayor, identified several items in Thursday’s Bruce County council agenda that have the potential to be quite important to the entire area.

GrandPals encourages inter-generational communication, connection

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

There is a misconception that people from different generations don’t even speak the same language.

Neighbours fed up with cigarette butts, food wrappers, intimidation

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

A group of neighbours in the area of Fischer Dairy Road and Hinks Street would like something done about the debris strewn on their lawns and driveways on a daily basis by students stopping on their way to school, or on lunch break, for a smoke.

Cassidy retires after 46 years with South Bruce Fire Rescue

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

CAO Leanne Martin presented Fire Chief Guy Gallant’s report, in his absence, during the March 12 South Bruce council meeting.

Owen Riegling granted Mildmay sign request

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

South Bruce is undergoing a rebranding process that will involve updating signage and letterhead.

Peabody holds meeting with MPP Rick Byers on long-term care

Pauline Kerr March 14, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BRUCE COUNTY – Chris Peabody, warden of Bruce County, met with Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP and parliamentary assistant to the finance minister, Rick Byers, on Tuesday, March 12.

Area nursing shortages continue to be an issue

Pauline Kerr March 14, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

SOUTH BRUCE-GREY – The March 6 meeting of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s board of directors had little that was new regarding the ongoing temporary ER closures, especially in Durham and Chesley.

Bruce County supports SOIC vision, but wants ‘more collaborative’ terms of reference

Pauline Kerr March 14, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BRUCE COUNTY – James Scongack, Bruce Power’s chief development officer and executive vice-president, made two presentations to Bruce County council on March 7. The first was on the Southwestern Ontario Isotope Coalition (SOIC); the second was an update on the Bruce C project.

International Women’s Day event in Chesley inspiring, entertaining

Pauline Kerr March 14, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The theme of the International Women’s Day event, put on by Business to Bruce and Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey on March 7 at the Klages Mill and Garden in Chesley, was “Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment.”

Dean Leifso to chair joint council meeting on airport

Pauline Kerr March 14, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

A joint meeting of the councils of Brockton, West Grey and Hanover has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Elmwood Community Centre, to discuss the Saugeen Municipal Airport.

Immediate repairs needed to Durham Street bridge, whatever the final option

Pauline Kerr March 14, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The much-anticipated final report of the third-party review on the Durham Street bridge project came before Bruce County council on March 7.

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Perth County archives sees increase in inquiries, some linked to new citizenship law

STRATFORD – A recent report to Perth County council states Stratford-Perth Archives staff have responded to 2,021 queries via email/phone and in-person visits this year as of the middle of August. This is a 48 per cent increase over the same period in 2025.

2026 International Plowing Match media day

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Bruce County’s IPM enters final countdown

WALKERTON - With less than two weeks until the gates open, Bruce County's 2026 International Plowing Match is about 90 per cent complete.

Going Hog Wild: Mildmay fair packs three days of tradition and family fun

MILDMAY - Crowds packed the arena on opening night and lined the grounds through a weekend of sunshine as the 161st Mildmay Fall Fair mixed long-standing traditions with new memories, from crowning a new ambassador to cheering at the demolition derby.

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Media representatives get a taste of what’s in store at 2026 International Plowing Match

WALKERTON – On Sept. 11, media people got a taste of the excitement that’s building about the 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Bruce County, just outside Walkerton.

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LWHA welcomes Dr. Isabella Graham to growing surgical program

Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) officials said in a media release they are continuing to strengthen its surgical program with the recruitment of Dr. Isabella Graham, who will join the organization as a general surgeon.

Mills back in court Oct. 26, completing program for charge

Mills, along with Duty Counsel Melissa Egan, provided an update to Justice of the Peace K. McNamara for Mills’ ongoing legal process, after the Central Huron resident was originally charged in connection with an altercation in February in Wingham.

See all Wingham area articles.

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The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

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Perth County archives sees increase in inquiries, some linked to new citizenship law

By Kelsey Bent

STRATFORD – A recent report to Perth County council states Stratford-Perth Archives staff have responded to 2,021 queries via email/phone and in-person visits this year as of the middle of August. This is a 48 per cent increase over the same period in 2025.

LWHA welcomes Dr. Isabella Graham to growing surgical program

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Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) officials said in a media release they are continuing to strengthen its surgical program with the recruitment of Dr. Isabella Graham, who will join the organization as a general surgeon.

Mills back in court Oct. 26, completing program for charge

By Rachel Hammermueller

Mills, along with Duty Counsel Melissa Egan, provided an update to Justice of the Peace K. McNamara for Mills’ ongoing legal process, after the Central Huron resident was originally charged in connection with an altercation in February in Wingham.

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