April Root-Thompson from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Environment Office provided an update to the South Bruce Community Liaison Committee (CLC) and interested community members on Aug. 5.
Walkerton Herald-Times
Vaccination clinics scheduled for vacation hot spots
With people celebrating the final couple of weeks of summer, the local health unit is trying to get as many people as possible vaccinated by focusing not on COVID hot spots, but vacation hot spots.
Lightning crashes
Many local residents, including Scott Bowman, were awoken by quite a light show overnight on Aug.…
Peabody discusses court costs issue with Ontario’s solicitor general
The issue of Brockton paying more than its fair share of policing costs due to the presence of court in that municipality is not new.
New apartment units planned for Cargill
Kevin McKague, who recently opened The Mill Pond art gallery in Cargill, had his application for a zoning amendment heard by council on Aug. 10.
Brockton councillors ask that concrete block at airport be removed as ‘sign of positivity’
Coun. James Lang raised an issue at the Aug. 10 meeting that left some of his fellow councillors clearly feeling uncomfortable.
Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation raises funds for mammography machine
Representatives of the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation attended the July 13 meeting of Brockton council to request support in the form of $50,000, to assist with the purchase of a new mammography machine.
Truth and Reconciliation: Call to Action No. 6 stalled
The recent discovery of Indigenous children’s bodies at several former Indian Residential Schools (IRS) across Canada and the United States has increased the necessity to look deeper into the abuse and murder that took place at these schools...
Regional unemployment rate continues to drop
Based on the data released by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board last week, it appears the region is recovering very well from the pandemic.
Grey Bruce Health Unit extends COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all born in 2009
The Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to everyone born in 2009.
Writ has dropped – here’s who is running in Perth-Wellington, Huron-Bruce
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a federal election this fall and voters will cast their ballots on Sept. 20.
Walkerton BIA to hold special meeting on Aug. 18
The Walkerton BIA is holding an information session on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Walkerton Community Centre.
Single-vehicle crash claims life of Brockton man
A single-vehicle crash on Sunday night has claimed the life of a Brockton man.
New chief and council elected at Neyaashiinigmiing
The band members from Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker Reserve) elected a new chief and council on Aug. 6, choosing a female chief this time.
Saugeen Ojibway Nation residents take matters into their own hands after suicides, opioid addiction crisis surge
Opioid addiction, suicide, and intergenerational trauma are a genuine and deadly reality for Indigenous People.
