Walkerton Herald-Times

Mayor Chris Peabody said he’ll be attending Thursday’s meeting of Bruce County council’s planning meeting electronically – he’s been isolating at his cottage, having returned from last week’s Good Roads conference in Toronto, and the meeting of the Canadian Nuclear Association in Ottawa with COVID.

The County Towne Players are looking forward to seeing you at the 2022 production of Four Weddings and an Elvis by Nancy Frick. 

Sistema Walkerton has launched its inaugural session to bring free violin lessons to local students.

Formosa Lions President Jim Batte welcomed the members to a delicious ham dinner served COVID-buffet style, with only the servers touching the utensils. Secretary Lion Hank Soers and Treasurer Lion John Schill attended to their respective duties.

Ronald Oscar Seifried, 60, of West Grey was sentenced in Walkerton Superior Court on April 11 to five years in prison in the Jan. 4, 2019 death of Steven Berfelz, 53.

Local home sale prices continue to set records.

The municipality will host an in-person volunteer recognition event at the Cargill Community Centre on Thursday, June 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided, as well as live musical entertainment.

The Easter egg hunt on Saturday, put on by the Elmwood Chamber of Commerce and the Murray Emke family, had a bit of everything.

Melissa McKie is a single mom (four plus one) and a full-time paramedic working for Bruce County. She’s been competing in triathlons for many years and has set some major goals for herself this year – five triathlons between June and September.

Following a lengthy meeting in closed session during the April 12 meeting, Brockton council has directed staff to prepare a bylaw declaring the Armoury Building surplus to the needs of the municipality, and to accept the report on the building for information purposes.

Council has accepted, with regret, the resignations of four members of the Walkerton Business Improvement Area board of directors.

With warmer weather returning to midwestern Ontario, you can expect to see area youth getting their bikes out. The OPP is offering the following tips to help prevent serious crashes involving bicycle riders:

After three years of no badminton due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local athletes returned to the court last week for the Bluewater District Athletics South Junior and Senior tournaments in Walkerton.