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Bruce County Memories – Olympic gold medallist settled in Teeswater
When Teeswater became home to “the world’s first great woman swimmer” you’d think she might talk about her past life. Yet she shrugged off her accomplishments. Her daughter Betty Smith said, “She was so modest, and if her career was discussed, she’d say, ‘Oh, that was a long time ago and I did it because […]
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
Pedestrian, 47, killed in rural collision: Ontario Provincial Police
A 47-year-old man was killed after a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian north of Stratford, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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Two members of Bruce County council – the mayors of Saugeen Shores and South Bruce – are asking the province to take a more wholistic approach when it comes to … Continue reading County urges province to pause health-care service cuts until wider impact on economic growth can be studied
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Five injured, one critically, in Oxford County crash: OPP
A two-vehicle crash in Oxford County sent five people to hospital, where one remains in critical condition, Oxford OPP said Tuesday. A pick-up truck and minivan collided at the intersection of Airport Road and Base Line in Norwich Township, southeast of Woodstock, on Saturday at about 8:30 p.m., police said. Four people in the minivan […]
Widow bristles at lawyer’s questions about texts, car sketch
The widow of a Toronto-area businessperson who was fatally shot lashed out at the lawyer representing the man accused of killing him in 2014
Grey Highlands man charged, $600,000 in stolen goods recovered
A Grey Highlands man is facing multiple charges following a multijurisdictional property crime investigation that led to the recovery of about $600,000 worth of stolen property. On June 17 one person was arrested following an ongoing investigation, and search warrants were executed on June 18 at a storage location in West Perth and on June […]
Man charged as police seize $600,000 in stolen property
Several police departments combined forces in an investigation that resulted in the seizure of $600,000 worth of stolen goods.
Invasive spotted lanternfly confirmed in Michigan — second time since 2022 | Bridge Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has detected a population of spotted lanternflies in Monroe County. The invasive insects excrete a sticky liquid that can grow a âsooty moldâ deadly to plants….
New book from Goderich great-grandmother was 50 years in the making
GODERICH – Half a century in the making, Goderich resident Sally Walker’s novel, 101, is based on a time in her life when she found herself overwhelmed in a new teaching job. Walker started the outline for 101 about 50 years ago, wanting to describe what life was like in the 1960s and 1970s for […]