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There was a huge parade of honking vehicles last weekend led by “Grand Marshall” Bud Dodds to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of Doc and Eleanor McLeod of Walkerton. Congratulations!

Pilot Phil Englishman flew into Saugeen Municipal Airport last week for a brief visit, despite the fact his hangar is still blocked by a large piece of concrete.

The first order of business for the new board of directors of Saugeen Hospice was to fill leadership positions.

Mayor Chris Peabody continues to express concern about the safety of students who’ll be returning to school in a few short weeks.

Lorraine and Henry Klein toss a few tennis balls in the Saugeen River for an eager pair of canines, Ben and Jerry, to fetch.

With local COVID-19 case numbers down, the Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) announced on Wednesday that the region is moving to Step 3 of the province's reopening plan.

Masking, self-screening, music programming, group lunches, gym classes, team sports, field trips and extra-curriculars are all on the calendar for a fall return to in-person learning.

With only three new cases reported as of Aug. 2, the local health unit reports Grey-Bruce is no longer a provincially-designated COVID-19 hot spot.

Recently announced changes to the Drainage Act could bring more drainage projects to life in Brockton.

Walkerton Hawks manager Steve Barrett said he’s looking forward to a relatively normal season, although it will be starting three weeks later than normal.

The soccer fields in Brockton are busy most evenings, whether it’s adults playing a match or Timbits practising their skills.

On Monday, July 26, Bruce County administrative buildings in Walkerton, Kincardine, Port Elgin, and Wiarton began to welcome the public back for in-person appointments.