Pauline Kerr

If the first three games of the PJHL Pollock Division quarter-finals against the Hanover Barons are any indication, it appears the season could be over for the Walkerton Capitals by the time most readers receive their paper.

After two tough losses, the Walkerton Capitals ended the regular season with a thrilling 9-8 victory over the Hanover Barons in front of a hometown crowd Sunday afternoon.

The Grey-Bruce Board of Health met over an hour later than usual on Friday, March 3, due to an emergency meeting on the opioid emergency attended by some of the board members.

The county’s human services committee meeting on March 2 included an update on the community housing registry waiting list for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Sarah Pelton, co-ordinator, presented an update to Bruce County council on the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan.

Carl Kuhnke has just received word of his appointment by David Piccini, minister of the environment, conservation and parks, as chair of the Saugeen, Grey Sauble and Northern Bruce Peninsula Drinking Water Source Protection Committee.

A busy agenda at the March 7 council meeting included the final draft of the Recreation Master Services and Facilities plan.

County Warden Chris Peabody is headed to Cannes, France, where he’ll be participating in the MIPIM conference March 14-17.

The Citizen of the Year gala put on by the Walkerton Kinsmen had more than a few surprises for those in attendance, but one of the evening’s events took even the Kinmen by surprise.

Walkerton District Community School’s junior and senior boys’ ‘A’ basketball teams each came within a game of winning the CWOSSA (Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association) championship on Feb. 24.

The Capitals had a mixed weekend in PJHL action – an 8-5 loss to Wingham on Friday night, and a thrilling 5-4 overtime win over Goderich on Sunday afternoon.

There’s always something to see in the window at A & R Music – especially at this time of year, when Richard Popiez celebrates Heritage Week (Ontario Heritage Trust) with a display of local music memories.

Victoria Jubilee Hall claimed another triumph in its series performance by the Allison Lupton Band on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody didn’t mince words when he spoke about the Jan. 13, 2023 court order regarding the Krug Estate Trust.

The focus at this year’s Canadian Nuclear Association conference (Feb. 22-24 in Ottawa) was different from last year, said Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody.