BRUCE COUNTY - A regional summer program aimed at turning students into young entrepreneurs is returning for its seventh year, offering mentorship, training and up to $450 in funding to help youth launch their own businesses.
Walkerton Herald-Times
Special education updates highlight growing demand for supports at Bluewater school board
CHESLEY - Updates on student supports, service pressures and upcoming parent engagement opportunities were outlined in a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) report presented to trustees earlier this month.
Increased multilingual student population leads to expanded supports at Bluewater School Board
CHESLEY - A growing number of multilingual language learners (MLL) in local schools prompted the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) to expand support for students and staff.
Walkerton library offers information sessions on Wills and Powers of Attorney
WALKERTON - A three-part legal education series at the Bruce County Public Library’s Walkerton, Kincardine and Port Elgin branches is helping residents better understand powers of attorney and wills, with a focus on planning for future financial and personal care decisions.
Local unemployment rates rises to 5.3%
The unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased in March by 0.2 percentage points to 5.3% yet remained the lowest unemployment rate in the province for the past three months.
Where’s the chaos? The surveillance state? Mind-controlling drugs?
We awoke Tuesday morning in a world unlike any we had seen before: one in which a federal party didn’t win a majority but slowly, steadily built its way up to one - and then kind of won one in a by-election.
Locals support Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation Gala
Local organizations recently donated to the Walkerton Hospital Foundation Gala.
Walkerton Rotary celebrates draw winners
The April 16 Walkerton Rotary Draw winners are...
Hike for Hospice set for May 3 in region
Get ready to lace up your shoes and make history. Saugeen Hospice invited everyone to Hike for Saugeen Hospice, in Walkerton or other areas locations, on Sunday, May 3.
Primary care connection funds provided by province
The Government of Ontario will be investing $4,201,000 in primary care organizations across Bruce and Grey counties in 2026, as part of the province’s plan to connect every Ontarian to a primary care provider by 2029. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers and Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson made...
Earth day without the birds
Every April, Earth Day rolls around with the same gentle reminders – plant a tree, clean a ditch, maybe pause long enough to hear what spring sounds like when it’s working properly.
‘Peeping’ their way into spring
For anyone who lives in or around a wetland, there’s nothing quite like the delightful chorus of Spring Peepers announcing the arrival of spring.
Local seniors play euchre and solo
Seniors enjoyed euchre and solo this week at the Walkerton Library.
MacPherson tops euchre scoreboard
The card scores for the Young at Heart Euchre and Solo games at the Chepstow Lions Hall for Monday, April 20 were...
Crokinole season wraps up April 29
Crokinole was played at the Teeswater Town Hall on Wednesday, April 15
