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The timing of the release of the draft Provincial Policy Statement throws the county’s plans for meetings on its new Official Plan into question.

On an unseasonably warm Saturday, April 15, Klages Mill in Chesley was the site for Ontario Horticultural Association’s District 8 annual general meeting.

It started as a plan to raise funds for Saugeen Hospice – a gospel show, by local musicians, at St. Paul’s United Church. That was before COVID put a lot of things on hold.

Amanda Rheaume “rang the bell” at Victoria Jubilee Hall Saturday night, April 22, in more ways than one.

Grey Bruce Singers donate to the Midwestern Rotary Music Festival taking place over the next couple of weeks. Margot Hundt and Yvonne Kieffer, both part of the music festival and also Grey Bruce Singers members, receive the cheque from Rotarian Tom Traversy and Christine Bowman, both co-presidents o

Near the farm fence on the east side of Walkerton Cemetery, their names etched on stones next to one another, lie the memories of two men killed in action during the First World War. 

The Rotary Club conducted the ninth drawing of the Walkerton Lottery on April 20. Winners in this draw include: Fran Ellis ($1,000), Glen Sternall ($500), Marilyn Grubb ($300), Elaine Schaab and Dwayne Kaster ($250) Kitty Chisholm ($200) and Hans Widmer ($150). The draw was made by Rotarian Margaret

Formosa Lion President Jim Batte welcomed everyone to the April 2023 meeting. Following a delicious meal prepared by Kathy and Joe Benninger and their team, Secretary Hank Soers and Treasurer Jennifer Batte tended to their duties.

Students at Walkerton District Community School (WDCS) now have an option to purchase beverages and baked goods in the afternoon, once the cafeteria closes for the day.

“I think it’s time to build a Bruce C,” said County Coun. Luke Charbonneau, Saugeen Shores, at the April 20 planning meeting.BRUCE COUNTY – “I think it’s time to build a Bruce C,” said County Coun. Luke Charbonneau, Saugeen Shores, at the April 20 planning meeting. He was responding to the recommen

CAO Derrick Thomson presented county council’s executive committee with a proposal regarding the Municipal Innovation Council’s (MIC) future.

The Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation recently received a $2,000 sponsorship from Walkerton Toyota for the upcoming gala, “An Evening in Tuscany.” The sold-out April 29 event will be held at the Cargill Community Centre. Pictured, from left: Maureen Schuler, gala committee member; Matt Dohm

The upcoming trip to Finland for South Bruce municipal officials and a number of others, for the purpose of learning about the Scandinavian experience with the DGR (deep underground repository) for spent nuclear fuel, has been a major topic of conversation in Brockton since the last council meeting.

Thanks to a lot of planning and hard work by dedicated volunteers, the Walkerton Agricultural Society’s Roots of Bruce made a triumphant return on April 20 and 21 after a three-year pandemic hiatus.