The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) received a report from Michelle Nearing, environment manager at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), outlining the ongoing baseline environmental studies near the proposed site of a deep geological repository (DGR) for high-level radioactive waste.
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Caps trade Ewald to Fergus
The Walkerton Capitals have made another roster move.
Construction begins on Bruce Power Regional Soccer Park washrooms
Last week, the Municipality of Brockton announced that construction has begun at the Bruce Power Regional Soccer Park. The project will provide accessible washrooms and changerooms, equipment storage, a concession stand, and additional parking spaces.
Capitals escape weekend with three more points
It was a wild pair of games last weekend at the Walkerton Community Centre, with the Junior Capitals able to escape the two meetings with three out of a possible four points.
Grey Bruce Singers rehearsing for upcoming Christmas shows
The Grey Bruce Singers are currently rehearsing every week to solidify their vocal talents and create their Christmas show, A Magical Christmas.
Province introduces legislation to make Ontario Health Teams responsible for home care
The province introduced legislation earlier this month which, if passed, will make Ontario Health Teams responsible for connecting people to home care services starting in 2025.
Small businesses contribute to unique culture of the community
Small business is actually big business.
Regional unemployment rate drops in September
In September, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 4.2 per cent.
Sale of Bruce Telecom approved by Kincardine council
The sale of a local telecommunications company, Bruce Telecom, was announced last week by the Municipality of Kincardine, who accepted an offer from Windsor Private Capital to purchase all shares in Bruce Telecom Holdings Inc. The all-cash transaction is valued at $32,650,000, less disbursements and
Bruce County Museum and Archives holds Truth and Reconciliation events
The Bruce County Museum and Archives held several events and activities in September aimed at creating public awareness and opportunities for education, and to honour the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children across Canada forced to attend residential and day schools.
The Bookmobile has arrived in Bruce County
If you can’t come to the library, the library can now come to you.
Walkerton residents prepare for ‘push for palliative care’
Jenna Lee Lethbridge and her husband, Tyler Lethbridge, will be participating in a five-kilometre Spartan Race on Oct. 21 to fundraise for Saugeen Hospice, the six-bed hospice being planned for construction in the East Ridge Business Park, just east of Walkerton.
If the economy doesn’t function, nothing else will
I came to Canada as a young immigrant and opened a one-man tool and die shop in a rented garage in the late 1950s. By sharing profits with employees, managers and investors, I built that tool shop into Magna International Inc., one of the world’s largest auto parts suppliers with annual sales of mor
Social media not the be all and end all
Normally, covering a council meeting is not something that puts a smile on a reporter’s face.
Manitoba’s new premier to tackle health-care crisis
Manitoba’s newly elected premier, Wab Kinew, has stated in interviews that the people of his province voted for health care when they cast their ballots. He identified the shortage of health-care professionals and related problems as the most important issue his province, and in fact, the entire cou
