Early in the morning of Nov. 11, people will be assembling at the cenotaph for the Remembrance Day program, which will also be shown live on the Facebook page of the Walkerton Legion. Later in the day, the Legion and its Colour Guard will be in Mildmay for another Remembrance ceremony there, beginn
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Walkerton grocery stores hold successful ‘Toonie at the Till’ campaign
Walkerton Foodland and Kaufman’s Your Independent Grocer in Walkerton recently held ‘Toonie at the Till’ in support of the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation’s CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon campaign. A total of $2,531.50 was raised between the two stores.
Janice Jackson agrees to stand for second term as county warden
The Nov. 4 meeting of county council was the final one this term.
Bruce County puts development charge plan on hold
The county’s corporate services committee has decided additional information is needed before implementation of county development charges can move forward.
Brockton dealing with impact of growth
Mayor Chris Peabody said council is looking at a lot of issues, many of them indicative of positive growth in the area.
SIU investigating fatal crash in West Grey
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a Nov. 7 crash east of Durham that claimed the life of one man and injured three others.
Run4Health raises over $38,600
This year’s Run4Health in Walkerton has raised $38,676.35 for the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation.
Saugeen Hospice seeks support from Bruce County
Carl Kuhnke, chair and Ken Brown, vice-chair of Saugeen Hospice Inc. presented an update on the plan to build a hospice in the south part of Grey-Bruce.
Issue between Saugeen Municipal Airport Commission, local pilot continues
The ongoing dispute between Saugeen Municipal Airport Commission (SMAC) and pilot Phil Englishman has taken several twists and turns in recent weeks.
Walkerton Legion honours veterans at annual Remembrance Dinner
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 hosted veterans for the annual Remembrance Dinner Saturday evening, Nov. 6.
Driver charged with racing in Perth East
The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police has charged a driver after they were clocked speeding more than 60 km/h over the limit in the Township of Perth East in late October.
Impaired driver arrested at RIDE program
On Oct. 22 just after 6 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. program (Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere) in the Municipality of North Perth.
Listowel resident charged in domestic incident
One person is facing a criminal charge as a result of a domestic incident in North Perth.
Perth County to hire planner to help complete long-awaited Official Plan
Council narrowly passed a motion on Nov. 4 directing staff to hire a planner to help get the new Official Plan completed.
Regional unemployment rate drops to three per cent
In October, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region saw another decrease by 0.6 percentage points from 3.6 per cent to three per cent, which is the lowest in 2021 so far.
