After seeing record highs for home sale prices in June, the average sale price for a home in Brockton dropped to under $600,000 in July.
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Baillargeon steers two Grassroots winners at Hanover
Driver Mario Baillargeon earned his second straight Grassroots double at Hanover Raceway on Saturday (Aug. 14) afternoon, steering Muscle Up The Gold and Gala Halo to victory in two-year-old trotting filly action.
OMHA releases 2021-22 season plan
We are all anticipating the return of hockey and the start of an exciting new hockey season. As we plan for a 2021-22 activity schedule that feels like a return to normal, the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) is introducing some great new programming changes that will make organized hockey an
Run4Health celebrates 11 years, returns to live format
This year’s Run4Health in Walkerton will be moving back to its traditional live format.
Get ready to plug into the gas station of the future
The year 2035 isn’t far off. That’s the year Canada is aiming at, to shift to zero-emission electric vehicles and eliminate combustible engine-run cars and light trucks.
South Bruce to use NWMO funding for landfill compactor
Municipal staff presented two projects that would be suitable for the NWMO funding agreement at the Aug. 10 council meeting.
Council discuss supporting before, after school program in Teeswater
Council passed a motion to support a before and after school program in Teeswater, as a one-year pilot project, should the registration numbers show the program will be financially feasible.
Saugeen Ojibway Nation provides update to CLC on consultation
April Root-Thompson from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Environment Office provided an update to the South Bruce Community Liaison Committee (CLC) and interested community members on Aug. 5.
Vaccination clinics scheduled for vacation hot spots
With people celebrating the final couple of weeks of summer, the local health unit is trying to get as many people as possible vaccinated by focusing not on COVID hot spots, but vacation hot spots.
Lightning crashes
Many local residents, including Scott Bowman, were awoken by quite a light show overnight on Aug.…
Gradually getting back to normal
Gradually the Walkerton Legion is returning to normal with all the proper health protocols in place. Thursday afternoon darts are back again, but not team darts yet.
Peabody discusses court costs issue with Ontario’s solicitor general
The issue of Brockton paying more than its fair share of policing costs due to the presence of court in that municipality is not new.
New apartment units planned for Cargill
Kevin McKague, who recently opened The Mill Pond art gallery in Cargill, had his application for a zoning amendment heard by council on Aug. 10.
Brockton councillors ask that concrete block at airport be removed as ‘sign of positivity’
Coun. James Lang raised an issue at the Aug. 10 meeting that left some of his fellow councillors clearly feeling uncomfortable.
