Tag: Bruce
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week returning for 59th year
A mid-winter ritual for Grey-Bruce’s agricultural community will mark its 59th year in early January. The annual Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week conference and trade show is returning to the Elmwood Community Centre on Jan. 8 to 14, with days once again dedicated to all the major agricultural commodities of the region. Coordinated by Grey Ag […]
Unemployment rate drops in region that includes Grey-Bruce
The unemployment rate in the region that includes Grey-Bruce fell last month, coming in at less than half of the provincial rate. The rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased 0.6 per cent to 3.2 per cent, the second lowest unemployment rate in the province. The provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.4 per cent to […]
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau acclaimed Bruce County warden
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau has been acclaimed Bruce County’s warden for the 2024-2025 term. Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray, was also named deputy warden during the inaugural Bruce County council meeting Thursday at the county administration centre in Walkerton. Charbonneau was elected to municipal council in Saugeen Shores in 2006, served one term as councillor, […]
Owen Sound city council to debate draft budget Monday
When Owen Sound councillors sit down Monday to preliminarily set the 2025 tax levy, they’ll be starting with a 2.65 per cent increase. That would amount to just less than $10 more per month for the average bungalow owner. That increase is less than what council asked staff for — a draft operating budget with […]
Grey-Bruce home sales ‘rocket up’ in November
The real estate market in Grey-Bruce is suddenly extra hot as buyers take advantage of lower interest rates. The association that represents local realtors is reporting that home sales in the region rocketed up more than 43 per cent in November, when compared to the same month in 2023. With a total of 228 homes changing […]
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau elected as Bruce County warden
Saugeen Shores’ mayor is the new warden of Bruce County. “I am humbled and honoured to carry the responsibilities of warden and I pledge to do my best to try to live up to the example set by outgoing warden, Chris Peabody. It is a privilege to continue serving the residents and businesses of Bruce […]
Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County
Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]
Nominations open for Nuclear Innovation Institute’s clean energy awards
The Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) is accepting award nominations in recognition of outstanding contributions to the local economy and clean energy sector. “The Clean Energy Frontier Program Awards are a chance to recognize the many individuals and organizations that support our region’s clean energy ecosystem,” NII’s Chad Richards, senior director at Bruce Power Nexus Research Centre, said […]
Candidates step up to be Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC nominee
Candidates are lining up to replace Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers after he announced he won’t run in the next provincial election. The Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Progressive Conservative Riding Association has announced that three candidates have been approved by the provincial nominations committee, while two other potential candidates have come forward. The candidates confirmed so far […]
Shoeboxes packed in Bruce County on their way to children in need
It all started in September at this year’s Christmas Child Shoebox Program kickoff when thousands of empty shoeboxes went out all over Bruce County, picked up by individuals, organizations, and churches. Local organizer Joyce Scammell said, now, just two short months later, thousands of filled shoeboxes came back filled. “They are making their way to […]