BRUCE COUNTY - At the Feb. 20 meeting of Bruce County council, County Coun. Chris Peabody (Brockton) commented on a motion from Saugeen Shores, about blue box transition planning.
Walkerton Herald-Times
Walkerton Art Wall celebrates local artist Ellen Nelson
WALKERTON - The Walkerton Branch of The Bruce County Public Library recently announced the temporary art install of local artist, Ellen Nelson. A display of Nelson’s work will be on display at the library’s Art Wall until March 15.
County provides emergency shelter
BRUCE COUNTY - The numbers tell a story of what’s being done to help those in need of housing assistance in Bruce County.
Walkerton Centennial Park Pavilion partly collapses
WALKERTON - The Centennial Park Pavilion partly collapsed on Monday, Feb. 24.
In Bruce County, kids say the darndest things
BRUCE COUNTY - You wouldn’t usually turn to a history book for some funny one-liners. Yet here they are, in Norman Robertson’s History of the County of Bruce, published by the Bruce County Historical Society.
Local volunteer acknowledged with Coronation Medal
BRUCE COUNTY - Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre congratulates King Charles III Coronation Medal recipient, Muriel Shular on achieving a prestigious volunteer award.
SVCA: Government help needed for long-term frazil ice situation
FORMOSA - The weather has been the main topic of conversation recently, and it was a definite concern among directors at the Feb. 20 Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority board meeting. With some roads still closed, most directors attended the meeting virtually.
Council takes stand against provincial downloading, defeats proposed healthcare funding policy
BRUCE COUNTY - Bruce County council has voted down a proposed plan for a health-care funding policy – not because such a policy isn’t needed for the county and lower tiers, but because it is.
SVCA budget highlights presented to Brockton Council
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) General Manager/Secretary Treasurer Erik Downing presented the highlights of the authority’s 2025 budget to the Council of the Municipality of Brockton, including a significant increase as a result of a wage comparison study.
Brockton councillors still concerned about police costs
Council members of the Municipality of Brockton are still concerned about the increasing price of Ontario Provincial Police coverage despite a presentation from the Municipal Policing Bureau (MPB) of the OPP.
Hanover Barons win 4-1 over Capitals
The Family Day matchup between the Walkerton Capitals and Hanover Barons ended in a 4-1 defeat for the Caps.
Six candidates vie for Huron-Bruce provincial riding seat
Ontario voters are headed to the polls for a provincial election on Feb. 27. With the Feb. 13 deadline for filing nomination papers now past, voters in Huron-Bruce will have a six-candidate field to choose from when they mark their ballot.
Brockton to fly Irish flag
To honour Irish Heritage Month, the Celtic Academy Canada organization requested that an Irish flag be raised at the Brockton municipal office for the first week of March, which raised some questions at Brockton’s Feb. 11 council meeting.
An entirely senseless provincial election campaign
I must confess that when most recent spate of elections was finished (federal in 2021, municipal and provincial in 2022), I did some math on my personal chronological state...
County and Women’s House hosting International Women’s Day event
Bruce County’s Business to Bruce and Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey are hosting their annual International Women’s Day event - Accelerate Action: Breaking Barriers and Building Businesses on March 6, from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ainsdale Golf Course, south of Kincardine.
