The weather is typically still warm, the kids are back in school, and in the sporting world the stretch run to the baseball postseason is getting very interesting if your team happens to be in the mix. Not to mention the leaves changing, autumn golf and the NHL season is right around the corner. Lot
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Housing imbalance needs to be fixed
Most headlines over the past weeks have dealt with some aspect of the cost of housing – the mess with the Ford government and the Greenbelt, how various cities are dealing with homeless encampments, and the changing definition of “affordable.”
The pros and cons of raising minimum wage
$16.55. That’s how much those being paid minimum wage will earn, per hour, by the time you read this.
Who is on the hook?
Engineers are like lawyers – if you can navigate the issue without involving them, I believe you can save yourself a pretty penny.
Federal offender arrested in Walkerton
A federal offender who had been unlawfully at large was apprehended in Walkerton on Sept. 27 on a Canada-wide warrant.
Peabody continues to prioritize housing
Chris Peabody, Bruce County warden and mayor of Brockton, is anticipating a close vote on Thursday when the revised draft development charges (DC) bylaw comes before council.
Pickin’ by the Pond honoured with plaque by Hall of Fame
The Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame thanked Cargill’s Pickin’ by the Pond committee for its $1,155 donation by presenting a plaque for display at the community centre. An identical plaque will be on display at the Hall of Fame.
South Bruce votes to bypass engineer report, seek staff’s advice on drainage bill
Unhappy with both the information provided by the engineer about a municipal drain, as well as the way the request from the landowners was handled, council voted against the engineer’s recommendations and instead is seeking further information from township staff.
Bruce County discusses possibility of cycling trail connecting Walkerton and Hanover
There’s a possibility of a cycling trail connecting Walkerton and Hanover at some future time, according to the county’s new trails master plan.
Brockton hears the stories in First Nations voices
Brockton’s commemoration of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Orange Shirt Day, on Sept. 30, went a step further than acknowledging the importance of telling the true stories of the devastating abuses of the residential school system, and other abuses perpetrated by the colonial sys
Energrow Inc.: Helping farmers reduce feed expenses, emissions while increasing bottom lines
A cow’s daily diet, according to the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, consists of 29 kilograms of feed per day. For the average dairy farm in Canada consisting of 96 milking cows, the costs of feed add up over time. Any way a dairy farmer – or any farmer, for that matter – can improve quality and lower cos
LDSS varsity girls’ field hockey team sits in third midway through season
Through the midway point of the 2023 varsity girls’ field hockey campaign, LDSS (4-2) finds itself sitting in third place in the Huron-Perth Athletics standings following a win and a loss in its only home games of the season on Sept. 20. The Lightning dropped a 4-2 decision to the first-place Goderi
Listowel Minor Ball hands out hardware
The Listowel Minor Baseball Association handed out its annual team hardware on Sept. 22 at Parkview Gardens, honouring the organization’s top performers from the 2023 season. Teammates of the Year included: Hardball – Dylan Metzger (9U Black), Paxton Sholdice (9U Blue), Austin Fowler (9U Grey), Cash
LDSS varsity boys’ ball team off to turbulent start
It has been somewhat of a turbulent start to the 2023 varsity boys’ baseball season for the LDSS Lightning (1-2), who dropped their first two contests against Central Huron and St. Mike’s before righting the ship with a 12-4 victory in the second half of a Sept. 20 doubleheader versus St. Anne’s at
