There were more job but regional unemployment rate rose in March

Unemployment was higher in the federal economic region which includes Grey-Bruce than the provincial average in the latest monthly Statistics Canada survey. Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic region unemployment rose by 1.3 percentage points to 5.9 per cent in March — the highest monthly unemployment rate in the region since April 2021, a news release from the […]

Nominations open for two Women of Distinction awards

Leading up to International Women’s Day in March, organizers of a celebration are seeking Woman of Distinction and Young Woman of Distinction nominations. Nominators should write a 200-word biography/outline explaining why the person they’re nominating should be recognized. Criteria for both nominations are many, a news release from Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey said. […]

Local New Year’s fun includes Rick Mercer at Blue, Becketts at Roxy

There are New Year’s Eve events planned across Grey-Bruce, including old favourites and some new options Saturday. Blue Mountain will host Rick Mercer, who’ll ring in the new year on CBC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. The CBC broadcast will feature live music from Blue Mountain, where Canadian artists Chad Price, Kardinal Offishall, and Savannah Ré […]