Owen Sound Sun Times

Paisley’s ‘Bullboni’ part of beefy community centre renovation project

4 min read

Arran-Elderslie grabbed the bull by the horns in 2024 when updating the Paisley Community Centre. The municipality completed a half-million-dollar renovation to refurbish and refresh the community hub. The work redesigned the second floor of the community centre and made the building more accessible with a new elevator. As part of that work, the town […]

Lucknow Sentinel

Huron-Kinloss closures and cancellations on Dec. 12

2 min read

Due to the current blizzard conditions, the Township of Huron-Kinloss office located at 21 Queen St. in Ripley is closed today, Dec. 12, for the safety of staff and the public.  Cancellations:  Adult and Tots and Senior Skate, and Shinny at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre are cancelled.  Garbage and recycling pick-up are both cancelled today. […]

Grey/Bruce Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Snow day: blizzard conditions lead to several school, road and facility closures

2 min read

It’s a snow day. With blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the region today, Bruce-Grey Catholic District schools, French Catholic schools and Bluewater District School Board schools are closed. A blizzard warning is in effect for Owen Sound, Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Southern Bruce County, Hanover, Dundalk, and Southern Grey County. […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Bruce Power pledges funds for major Bruce County housing project

6 min read

Bruce Power has pledged $1 million toward a proposed affordable housing project in Bruce County on top of more than $350,000 it has already committed to a number of other housing initiatives in Grey-Bruce.  The company’s chief operating officer and executive vice-president, James Scongack, made the announcement at Bruce County council on Dec. 5, where […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Bruce County applying to join Ontario Food Cluster

5 min read

Bruce County is applying for membership into an organization that assists municipalities in attracting investment in agri-food processing.  At its Dec. 5 meeting, Bruce County council directed staff to prepare an application for the county to join the Ontario Food Cluster next year. The organization is a partnership of 15 municipal governments and municipal organizations […]

Kincardine News

Bruce County Memories — A turnip for Christmas

1 min read

You know the line in “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore… “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.” After Santa had filled all the stockings, what do you suppose was inside? Oral histories recorded by the Bruce County Historical Society tell us much about early life here, including what you’d find […]

Community

New Bruce County wardens acclaimed at inaugural meeting

(By Pauline Kerr) Mayor of Huron-Kinloss Don Murray has been acclaimed deputy warden of Bruce County council for the 2025 term, along with Luke Charbonneau, mayor of Saugeen Shores as … Continue reading New Bruce County wardens acclaimed at inaugural meeting

The post New Bruce County wardens acclaimed at inaugural meeting appeared first on Kincardine Independent.

Owen Sound Sun Times

Brockton asks Bruce County to share court costs

4 min read

The Municipality of Brockton is asking Bruce County to share the costs of the Walkerton courthouse. At a meeting in November, Brockton council passed a motion requesting that Bruce County pay the annual costs of court security and prisoner transportation services not covered by the province. Fiona Hamilton, Brockton’s director of legislative and legal services, […]

Kincardine News

Bruce County Memories – The life of Laura McPhail

1 min read

On Nov. 2, 1979, Laura McPhail sat before a cassette recorder and began to talk about her life in Southampton. She was taking part in a Bruce County Historical Society project—recording oral histories of early life in the county. Tapes made by 15 senior citizens are now stored permanently in the Bruce County Museum & […]