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South Bruce Peninsula approves 3.9% budget hike
South Bruce Peninsula council approved its 2025 operating and capital budgets with a 3.9 per cent municipal levy increase. The 2025 budget will cover total net operating expenses of $12,825,099, compared to $12,343,860 in 2024. The figure squares with the prediction made by the director of financial services and treasurer Tracey Neifer in mid-October when […]
Grey-Bruce municipalities concerned about spike in OPP costs
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities are expressing concern as they stare down significant increases to OPP policing costs in 2025. But they remain hopeful that the province will provide some relief. Area municipalities looking at particularly steep increases are Brockton, whose increase has come it at 30 per cent, and Meaford, which has been presented with a 25 […]
London eatery cracks high-profile list of Canada’s top 100 â in its first year
Their goal was to crack OpenTableâs Top 100 restaurants list in about two years.
E. coli outbreaks can hurt real estate values, study finds
By Eric Freedman Capital News Service LOutbreaks of the waterborne bacteria E. coli can lower local real estate values, at least temporarily, a new study says. Those outbreaks, which have become increasingly common, are a growing concern in coastal and inland communities, particularly in rural counties, according to the study by researchers from Saginaw Valley […]
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Fire destroys ‘large portion’ of house at Saugeen
No injuries were reported in a late-night house fire south of Sauble Beach which caused “significant” damage at Saugeen First Nation. Saugeen Fire & Emergency Services and Sauble Beach firefighters responded to reports of structure fire with flames showing in the area of the Southampton Parkway and Edison Circle about 11:40 p.m., a Saugeen department […]
1930s Lake Michigan beach house gets upgrades amid $3M state park project
Ludington State Park, situated near Ludington, Michigan, on 4,300 acres between Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake, is closed for 10 months for construction. Read the full story by MLive.
Ontario announces a dozen new EV charging stations in Grey-Bruce
The Ontario government has announced it will build a dozen new electric vehicle charging stations in areas of Grey and Bruce counties. On Tuesday, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers issued a news release announcing the 12 new EV charging stations in his riding. The new chargers, part of the government’s $63-million EV ChargeON Program Community […]
COMMENTARY: Safety risks will increase in Lake Michigan with climate change
“Beach season,” per the Chicago Park District, runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day. Outside of this period, swimming is not permitted. Historically, this made a lot […]
Dyer: Trump will be bad, but likely survivable
The Roman empire survived for four centuries despite having many rulers worse than Donald Trump
Pearson: Courage always worth remembering
The most vital component of our Day of Remembrance is our collective belief in the right of a liberated life to endure.