The Formosa Homecoming Committee will be getting some help the Municipality of South Bruce after all.
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Cargill a busy place on Canada Day weekend
The fun included the official launch of Cindy Matthew’s new book, wagon rides with Steve Gregg’s Clydesdales, and Book Day with the Bruce County Historical Society.
Pigstock returns to Walkerton after three-year hiatus
The answer is a resounding, “Yes! It’s happening!”
Hospitals need help from the province in solving staffing challenges
Meeting the challenges of our health system was the focus of the report by South Bruce Grey Health Centre CEO Michael Barrett, during the regular board meeting that followed the annual general meeting June 29.
South Bruce Grey Health Centre celebrates a year of meeting challenges successfully at AGM
The annual general meeting of South Bruce Grey Health Centre saw a new member voted onto the board of directors – Chris Oberle.
Kincardine councillor reprimanded
A member of Kincardine council, Dave Cuyler, was reprimanded and given a 90-day pay suspension for making an offensive and obscene comment aimed at a female councillor.
IN PHOTOS: Brockton Canada Day 2022
Threatening clouds and a forecast of possible rain led organizers to move the location of Brockton’s Canada Day festivities from Centennial Park to the arena. With games, food, musical entertainment and a crowd of happy neighbours, the celebration went off without a hitch. The first real celebration
Saugeen Hospice Inc. announces change in leadership
Carl Kuhnke, founding chair of the board of directors of Saugeen Hospice Inc., jokes that he spent more time at his volunteer job over the past year than he did as chair and CEO of the Walkerton Clean Water Centre.
Peabody commends rec staff, Rotary Club volunteers on Canada Day celebration
Brockton’s Canada Day festivities – the first real celebration since COVID-19 – went off without a hitch.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Students at Walkerton District Community School (WDCS) noticed that, as a school, they generate a large amount of plastic waste from the packaging in their lunches. As a way to help save the plastic from ending up in landfills, ecosystems, and waterways, students in Mrs. Dietze’s environmental club
Community Living Walkerton’s multi-use community space reopens
On Monday, July 4, local MPP Lisa Thompson attended the grand reopening of Community Living Walkerton’s hub space.
IN PHOTOS: Atwood Canada Day 2022
It was party time in Atwood on July 1, as the Lions Club once again put on a terrific Canada Day celebration for the droves of people who attended from throughout the region. It was the first full in-person event since 2019, after the pandemic largely relegated festivities to a virtual nature the la
EPCOR holds open house for Brockton Natural Gas Expansion project
In June 2021, Ontario announced additional funding for its Natural Gas Expansion Program. As part of phase two of the program, EPCOR has received funding to expand its Southern Bruce natural gas distribution system to more communities.
Council delays decisions on business plans, renews insurance policy
At North Perth’s first hybrid council on July 4, a full council room delayed decisions on the business plans of the municipality, renewed its insurance policy, and voted to exempt the Listowel Agricultural Fair from the noise bylaw and provide picnic tables.
Kathryn Boyd named new AMDSB Superintendent of Education
At the June 28 Board of Trustees meeting for the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB), trustees announced the appointment of Kathryn Boyd as Superintendent of Education.