Whoever would have thought learning about gravity, and Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion, would be so much fun?
Walkerton Herald-Times
Never take your local independent news media for granted
How many people know that Midwestern Newspapers Corporation has had its very existence under threat through the past many weeks, because the federal government might have discontinued its Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) fund?
South Bruce council endorses new logos for Formosa, Mildmay and Teeswater
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
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.
Paper ballot builds trust
On Feb. 26, Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste presented a delegation before council to request that a paper ballot referendum be used to decide if South Bruce, near Teeswater, accepts a deep underground tunnel system with hot cells and a repackaging plant above ground. Saying ‘yes’ would put
Tickets now on sale for County Towne Players’ April production, Hilda’s Yard
Members of the County Towne Players are hard at work rehearsing for their April production of Hilda’s Yard by Canadian playwright, Norm Foster.
Bruce County ‘all in’ on nuclear
Bruce County council heard two very different presentations during its March 7 meeting.
Protecting Ontario’s thriving economy means looking beyond the boardroom
There is an advertisement making the rounds, lauding this province for its thriving, forward-moving economy.
Is technology accelerating the great divide in income?
Back in the 1980s, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was still the stuff of science fiction and computers and automation were changing the way we worked, a number of futurists and economists predicted “the end of work” and rising living standards.
Be brave and try
“If you want to change, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable.”
Bruce County council to discuss public transit, insurance and minnows
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
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
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.
GBPH encourages people to test their well water this spring
Grey-Bruce households that draw drinking water from wells and other private systems should test their water regularly to ensure it is safe to consume, as well water quality can change over time.
Irish Heritage Month in Walkerton
The Council of the Municipality of Brockton proclaimed March as Irish Heritage Month in the community.

