BRUCE COUNTY - It was a white, but not whiteout, Christmas around Midwestern Ontario, but a fierce snow and ice storms the following week made travel hazardous, and sometimes impossible, for several days throughout the region.
Walkerton
Statutory public meeting held for Walkerton draft Official Plan
WALKERTON - The final Brockton Council meeting of 2025 included a public meeting, as required by statute, regarding the Walkerton Official Plan.
Nominations close for Brockton’s vacant council position
WALKERTON - The closing date for nominations for Brockton’s vacant council position was Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.
Capitals stay out of last place with overtime victory over Mount Forest
Only four points separates the bottom half of the North Pollock Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, with the Walkerton Capital’s 20 points keeping the squad ahead of the Wingham Ironmen and out of the basement by one point.
Hanover Community Players look forward to new season after School of Rock wraps up
HANOVER - The Hanover Community Players recently completed the final show of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock. The production ran from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 and completed its run with a large audience at the final show.
Local Irish dance students set to compete at international events
CARGILL - Kate and Sadie Bester have been studying Irish Dance for 13 years, and by all accounts, they’re at the top of their game.
Learn from my mistake: get your flu shots as soon as possible
Denny’s Den is not really a place (yet – if I can convince my wife that my soon-to-be-relocated-and-remodeled home office needs a giant overstuffed leather chair, maybe it could be). Denny’s Den has and (likely) will always be the state of mind I have to be in to produce opinion writing.
49ers compete in Kincardine Regional Silver Stick tournament
Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of Jan. 5 through Jan. 11.
Choose good luck with your New Year’s menu
WALKERTON - When you plan your New Year’s dinner menu, be careful about which foods you choose.
Sport court users to see small increase in user fees
BROCKTON - Since the spring, a funding gap of $21,912.23 involving the Walkerton tennis court rehabilitation project, has remained on the books. The matter was brought before council at the Dec. 9 meeting, with a choice of options to resolve the shortfall.
