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The dog days of summer were felt in the Brockton housing market last month.

It costs an estimated $35,000 to raise, train and place one Dog Guide.

Saturday, Sept. 16 marked the final ceremony of the year honouring the memory of war veterans buried in local cemeteries.

Brockton council gave the go-ahead for a detailed staff report on Saugeen Municipal Airport. The report will “evaluate the service and the potential implications of a sale or dissolution of the organization.”

Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, paid a visit to the Chesley hospital site for a brief press conference the morning of Friday, Sept. 15.

The Huron County Slo-Pitch league held their year-end tournament in Belgrave this past weekend. The Wingham Smokies won the “A” Division this year for the first time in their 48-year history. Wingham beat Seaforth 12-11 by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning with two out. This year

The PJHL regular season is officially underway, with the Wingham Ironmen opening up their 2023-24 campaign with a win and a loss last weekend.

Mayor Mark Goetz took time near the end of the Sept. 12 council meeting to provide council with an update on Bruce County’s proposal to implement development charges (DCs) across the county.

The Community Liaison Committee’s (CLC) education portion of their regular meeting on Sept. 7 included a preliminary radiological safety study, which was recently peer-reviewed.

Council has given staff approval to apply to the Skills Development Fund (SDF) for two Teeswater-based projects.

Council has given staff the green light to proceed with a before and after school care and skill building program in Formosa.

After years of fundraising and work behind the scenes, construction of the Teeswater Medical Centre is well underway.