BRUCE COUNTY – On July 21, MPP Lisa Thompson visited five locations in three Bruce County communities to present cheques to support local organizations, improve quality of life and help municipalities build stronger, more resilient communities.
Walkerton
Donations continue to come in to help the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation’s X-Ray Suite+ campaign.
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Community newspaper publishers need fair rates, quality service from Canada Post
Community newspaper publishers are asking the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Québec Lieutenant, to direct Canada Post to offer publishers the same rate it offers to the country’s dominant flyer printer.
Ottens says Return to Grace offers an authentic Elvis concert experience
Do you remember when you heard that Elvis Presley died? I was 15 and although it was shocking, I…
Tori Hopcraft crowned 2026 Walkerton Homecoming Ambassador
WALKERTON – Walkerton’s 2016 Homecoming Ambassador, Jessica Westman, crowned her successor, 2026 Ambassador Tori Hopcraft, in a gala event at the Knights of Columbus Hall on July 26.
Craig named chair of new health board
GREY BRUCE – Almost a year after Ontario’s chief medical officer of health (MOH), Dr. Kieran Moore, assumed the powers of the Grey Bruce board of health, local governance has been restored.
SVCA’s 2027 draft budget calls for 2.5 per cent increase
FORMOSA – Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) is working on its 2027 budget, as the province has directed. Conservation authorities (CAs) have been instructed to have their budgets completed, including invoices sent out to municipalities, by the end of this calendar year.
Smoke gets in your eyes – and lungs
The song, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” was written by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harback for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta, and has been performed and recorded numerous times, by many famous musicians and singers.
Local Lions Clubs working together for a great cause
Six local Lions Clubs - Neustadt and District, Formosa and District, West Grey/Durham, Chepstow and District, Mildmay and District, and Pike Lake Minto - have united to make a transformative contribution to community hospice care.
‘Window of opportunity’ closing for Pinkerton dam repair
PINKERTON – Time is running out to get the Pinkerton dam repaired this year.

