BRUCE COUNTY - Bruce County is asking residents to rethink their commute this month. September is Smart Commute Month, a time to highlight, celebrate and explore alternative ways of getting to work, county officials state in a press release.
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Hazardous household waste event to be held in Walkerton area
BRUCE COUNTY - Bruce County is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Bruce County Transportation Yard at 94 Bruce Road 2, Walkerton, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hanover and District Hospital welcomes Keystone satellite office
HANOVER - Hanover and District Hospital (HDH) is welcoming Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services to its site with the opening of a new outpatient satellite office.
Carter finds new way to promote awareness of Alzheimer’s with information stops at local restaurants
WALKERTON - Peter Carter has been a tireless advocate for Alzheimer’s for the past 14 years.
Teeswater singer-songwriter stars in 100th anniversary celebration of the Grand Ole Opry at Drayton Entertainment
DRAYTON - Teeswater’s Matt Ballagh is joining the cast of the hit show, Opry Gold: Hits of the Kings and Queens of Country which will play at three different Drayton theatres this fall.
VON’s student nutrition programs help students thrive
GREY-BRUCE - As students across Ontario return to classrooms this fall, the Victorian Order of Nurses’ (VON) Ontario Student Nutrition Program (OSNP), is proud to highlight the vital role school food programs play in supporting student success, well-being and equity.
Young at Heart card players back in action in Chepstow
CHEPSTOW - The Young at Heart Euchre and Solo games started back up at the Chepstow Lion’s Hall at 1:30 pm on Sept. 8
Memory and Aging Program returns to Listowel Wingham Area Family Health Team
HURON/PERTH - The Alzheimer Society Huron Perth and the Listowel Wingham Area Family Health Team – Wingham Site are bringing the Memory and Aging Program back to Wingham this fall. The Memory and Aging Program is designed for anyone experiencing normal age-related changes in memory or interested in
Municipality donates land to Community Living North Perth for supported housing project
LISTOWEL - North Perth Council has unanimously supported the donation of a municipally-owned parcel of land at 580 Main Street West, Listowel, to Community Living North Perth for the development of a 15-unit supported housing facility. According to a release issued by the municipality after the Sep
British journalists tour parts of Perth County in 1907
One late summer day in 1907 about a dozen British newspaper reporters spent the morning site seeing around Stratford and nearby parts of Perth County in the company of many prominent local citizens. Brief as it was, their visit was deemed important enough to produce formal souvenir booklets full of
Province provides $242,796 for Mobile Crisis Response Team
BRUCE COUNTY - The Ontario government is enhancing public safety by investing a total of $242,796 over two years to support the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) led by the South Bruce OPP.
Cyclist charged with drug trafficking
PERTH EAST - One person has been charged with drug trafficking following a traffic stop here on Aug. 25.
VON’s Ontario Student Nutrition Programs help students thrive
HURON/PERTH - As students across Ontario return to classrooms this fall, VON’s Ontario Student Nutrition Program (OSNP), is highlighting the vital role school food programs play in supporting student success, well-being and equity.
Regional unemployment rate rises to 4.9 per cent in August
WALKERTON - In August, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 percentage points to 4.9%. The Region sits at the second lowest unemployment rate in the province, behind Northwest Ontario.
