BRUCE COUNTY - The Community Safety and Well-Being Planning’s (CSWBP) Substance Use and Addiction Action Table, also known as the Community Drug & Alcohol Strategy (CDAS), has launched a new strategic plan.
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Hanover Scouts to represent Canada in Australia
HANOVER - Four Scouts, one Scout Leader in Training and one Leader, from the 5th Hanover Scouts will be some of the few Canadian Scouts that will be representing scouting at the 26th Australian Jamboree at Maryborough, Queensland Australia, from Jan. 2 to 15, 2025.
Local police deal with reports offroad rage, candy tampering and assault
WALKERTON - The OPP warned of an increased police presence in downtown Walkerton on Nov. 5, and asked the public to avoid the area while police conducted their investigation.
Huron Perth Public Health gives update on respiratory illnesses
Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) gathered here on Oct. 25 for its first monthly meeting following a summer break.
Council endorses design of new Listowel pool, plan to renovate current pool
LISTOWEL - Although a motion unanimously passed by North Perth Council at its Nov. 4 meeting will ultimately push back the project timeline for the new Listowel pool, it was not made with the intention of deferring the project, but rather to allow time for a funding application to pay for 50 per cen
Local health care activists honoured by Grey Bruce Labour Council
TARA - Grey Bruce Labour Council’s 2024 Activist Day on Oct. 28 saw three local activists honoured.
OMPF bump for local municipalities announced by province
HURON-BRUCE - Riding municipalities will receive increases ranging from 5.7 to 19 per cent in funding through the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) in 2025.
Leslie Motors celebrates 25th anniversary in Walkerton
WALKERTON - Leslie Motors is celebrating 25 years in Walkerton, on Nov. 22.
Supreme Court upholds lower court decision; denies SON request to appeal
A statement from the Joint Chiefs and Councils of Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) informed their members of a Supreme Court of Canada decision not to hear an appeal on a lower court decision about Ontario’s and Canada’s failure to keep their promises to protect the Saugeen Peninsula.
Cody Bruder gives battles of First World War a local context
WALKERTON - Cody Bruder served in the Canadian Navy for six years and is currently employed with Bruce Power.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chair Murray Sinclair begins his journey to the spirit world
First Nations people across Canada are mourning the loss of one of their strongest advocates and chair of the commission that investigated the history of residential schools, helping to create the Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls to Action.
Huron County’s Cenotaphs: Preserving the legacies
Local historian David Yates has written another historical book. This one is meant to encourage people not to forget the importance of their local cenotaphs.
Historical society AGM to feature cenotaph story
The Wingham and Area Historical Society will hold its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, Nov. 15, starting at 5 p.m.
Grey Bruce Singers coming to Hanover Civic Theatre
GREY-BRUCE - Coming Up Christmas Time will inspire you and delight you.
November is Radon Action Month
November is Radon Action Month, and Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) encourages residents to test their homes for radon.
