BROCKTON - Dave Hocking, chair of the Saugeen Municipal Airport Commission (SMAC) and Hanover councillor (and Brockton resident), and Tim Olds, airport manager (and Elmwood deputy fire chief) attended the Dec. 10 meeting of Brockton council to present the 2025 SMA budget.
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Brockton council passes motions on carbon tax, CANDU reactors
BROCKTON - Brockton Council passed two motions and withdrew a third, during the “business arising from the minutes of previous meetings” segment of the Dec. 10 council meeting.
Postal workers ordered back on the job
OTTAWA - It’s time to shovel out the mail box – the Industrial Relations Board has ordered postal workers back to work, as of Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Regional unemployment rate dropped to 3.2% in November
In November, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region further decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 3.2%.
Charbonneau new county warden
BRUCE COUNTY - Luke Charbonneau, mayor of Saugeen Shores, has been acclaimed warden of Bruce County for the 2025 term.
‘Tis the season to give
This is the time of year that makes it or breaks it for many merchants. They count on holiday shoppers to edge them into the black for the year.
Walkerton Herald-Times Dec. 12, 2024 turnbacks
From December 13, 1989:
Human remains found at Hanover construction site
HANOVER - On Dec. 3, Hanover Police were contacted about the discovery of human remains at a construction site.
Big Door Community Meals program gets $500 boost
WALKERTON - A $500 cheque presentation was made to the Big Door Community Meals program.
Walkerton Rotary donated to local food bank
WALKERTON - Rotary Club of Walkerton members donated two boxes of food and $1,020 in cash to the Walkerton Food Bank.
Postal strike continues
OWEN SOUND - Owen Sound Local 582 Canadian Union of Postal Workers marched to Alex Ruff’s office in Owen Sound last week.
Council updated on Valleyside bluff erosion
BROCKTON - Just after Christmas, almost two years ago, Brockton council heard the preferred alternative recommendation for the eroding bluffs along the north side of the Saugeen River in Walkerton.
Continued monitoring anticipated option for Valleyside Drive slope concerns: Peabody
BROCKTON - Mayor Chris Peabody commented on a number of agenda items in an interview prior to the Dec. 10 municipal council meeting.
Mind boggling baseball math
Like baseball fans across the country, I watched the Jaun Soto stakes with great interest and an eye for the potential impact on our Blue Jays.
Walkerton Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary donate to hospital
WALKERTON - Doreen Weber of the Walkerton Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, recently presented Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation Executive Director Brittany Hawkins, with a $1,000 donation to the foundation.
