GREY BRUCE - A third update on the work of Special Advisors to the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, in respect of the Grey Bruce Health Unit, was recently detailed in a press release.
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OPP lay 269 impaired charges during RIDE
ORILLIA - The annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign saw nearly 300 drivers facing impaired driving charges from 3,095 RIDE events in the west region.
Two plead guilty in connection with beating, murder of man kidnapped from Harriston in 2019
GUELPH - Two men charged in connection with the beating and murder of a 43-year-old Kitchener man kidnapped from Harriston Cemetery in 2019 were sentenced in Guelph court on Dec. 22.
Seasonal operator recognition sought for North Perth drivers
LISTOWEL - At the Nov. 3 North Perth council meeting Coun. Marc Noordam requested a report from staff detailing standby pay for seasonal plow operators.
Traditional start to the new year in Brockton, despite weather
Brockton got 2026 off to a great start.
North Perth councillor urges push for justice system changes
LISTOWEL - North Perth Council has unanimously supported the City of Wellend’s calls for implementation and strengthening of bail and sentencing reforms; limiting parole eligibility and conditional or early release for sexual offences against children; as well as strengthening the National Sex Offen
Need for more diverse housing types identified
WALKERTON - Christie Kent, senior planner with J. L. Richards, confirmed to Brockton Council that there “is a need for more diverse and attainable housing.”
Major winter storm creates travel nightmare to wrap up 2025
BRUCE COUNTY - It was a white, but not whiteout, Christmas around Midwestern Ontario, but a fierce snow and ice storms the following week made travel hazardous, and sometimes impossible, for several days throughout the region.
Statutory public meeting held for Walkerton draft Official Plan
WALKERTON - The final Brockton Council meeting of 2025 included a public meeting, as required by statute, regarding the Walkerton Official Plan.
Nominations close for Brockton’s vacant council position
WALKERTON - The closing date for nominations for Brockton’s vacant council position was Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.
Capitals stay out of last place with overtime victory over Mount Forest
Only four points separates the bottom half of the North Pollock Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League, with the Walkerton Capital’s 20 points keeping the squad ahead of the Wingham Ironmen and out of the basement by one point.
Hanover Community Players look forward to new season after School of Rock wraps up
HANOVER - The Hanover Community Players recently completed the final show of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock. The production ran from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 and completed its run with a large audience at the final show.
Avian flu detected in more local turkey farms
LISTOWEL - In Ontario, as of Jan. 2, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has listed nine current premises as infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also referred to as Avian Flu. Three of which are located in North Perth.
Local Irish dance students set to compete at international events
CARGILL - Kate and Sadie Bester have been studying Irish Dance for 13 years, and by all accounts, they’re at the top of their game.
Learn from my mistake: get your flu shots as soon as possible
Denny’s Den is not really a place (yet – if I can convince my wife that my soon-to-be-relocated-and-remodeled home office needs a giant overstuffed leather chair, maybe it could be). Denny’s Den has and (likely) will always be the state of mind I have to be in to produce opinion writing.
