Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody has been part of the Bruce County delegation and has led the Brockton delegation at this year’s Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference, Jan. 19-21.
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New energy efficiency programs aim to put savings into Ontarian’s pockets
A new government energy efficiency program, designed to save Ontario homeowners on their energy bills, was announced Jan. 16 in Tiverton.
Teeswater crokinole results
Crokinole began for 2025 on Jan. 8 at the Teeswater Community Centre.
Finding answers to rural health-care crisis
Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the block – to see if you can sign up for a family doctor.
Help announced for fraud victims
The Ontario Provincial Police Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a new victim portal and website.
Over one thousand line up to sign up for new family doctor
A thousand people who live within 100 kilometres of Walkerton now have a family doctor.
OMHA introduces Representative ‘Zone’ hockey for 2025/26 season
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and its Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) League are introducing a pilot project creating ‘A’ Zones for the 2025-26 season.
Bruce County Council approves 4.92 per cent tax rate increase
County council has approved the proposed 2025 budget, which will see a 4.92 per cent tax increase over last year, or $59 for the average household.
South Bruce Council rejects Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority 2025 budget citing concerns with 17.5% levy increase
Coun. Mike Niesen brought council’s attention to the SVCA’s draft budget proposal – approved in principle by SVCA’s board of directors – of an overall municipal levy increase of 17.51 per cent for South Bruce.
Four-county region has Ontario’s lowest unemployment rate
In December, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to 3.6%.
