Walkerton Herald-Times

“I hold my breath every time I go through that intersection.” Those were the words of Coun. Kym Hutcheon during the July 11 Brockton council meeting.

The official opening of Market Garden in downtown Walkerton on July 12 was a celebration of the diverse elements that make up the lively and vibrant downtown.

The Listowel Kinsmen Pool played host to a South Western Ontario Sharks Swim League meet on Saturday, July 15. Minor swim teams from throughout the area took part.

The Provincial Junior Hockey League community continues to mourn the tragic passing of one of its own this week, after standout Wingham Ironmen defenseman Turner McKenzie was killed in a single-vehicle collision on July 15.

South Bruce OPP say one person has died following a collision in downtown Walkerton yesterday afternoon.

Last week, in a venture to learn more about the Canadian nuclear industry’s strategy to dispose of spent nuclear fuel, a group of South Bruce residents travelled to Finland for a one-week fact-finding tour.

It has been a busy week for members of the South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club, with the first show of the season and the fourth meeting.

The Bluewater District School Board announced the appointment of Wendy Louwerse to the position of superintendent of education.

South Bruce residents are being asked to complete a community survey.

With new hands-on science activities like building elastic-powered race cars and exploring sound with homemade handheld harps, the NII Explore Science in the Summer team is hitting the road - visiting day camps, libraries, outdoor markets and other locations around Bruce, Grey and Huron counties.

This is the eighth in a series of garden articles from the early 2000s about Walkerton Horticultural Society activities, which will be published several times over the next few months in loving memory of long standing society president, Nancy Bajurny ,who was always dedicated to beautifying our town

Walkerton Toyota has made a bronze level donation (between $1,000 and $4,999) toward the Teeswater Medical Centre Building project. Pictured, from left: Paul Cronin (Teeswater Medical Centre Committee co-chair), and Walkerton Toyota employees Ray Luinstra, Matt Dohms, Justin Bogdon (sales manager),

Bruce County’s housing services department has received $75,000 from Saugeen Shores, to be used for delivery of the Saugeen Shores municipal housing allowance to eligible residents.