Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker will not seek re-election

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker announced Friday evening that he will not run in the upcoming provincial election. A letter announcing his decision is below. … To the people of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Today, having dedicated the past 10 years of my life to be the MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and with mixed emotions, I am […]

Letter to the Editor: The fuller truth on Swedish government’s DGR decision

The February 10, 2022 Letter to the Editor, titled “Sweden shows leadership and environmental stewardship with repository decision,” does not communicate the fuller truth. More steps must be carried out in the Swedish decision-making process, and the decision itself is controversial in Sweden. Secondly, beyond Sweden, the continuing reference to the “continuing international consensus” once […]

Letter to the Editor: Unpresented presentation

On January 11, 2022, just two hours before our presentation to South Bruce Council, on behalf of the 1,258 residents and ratepayers requesting a referendum to coincide with the October 24, 2022 election, Protect Our Waterways received notice of a change. Contrary to an earlier agreement for a closed session of Council to provide the […]

OPG​ in Bruce County – Community Update – February 2022

Have your say: Following 14 months of public engagement, Natural Resources Canada on Feb. 1 released its draft of a “modernized” federal policy framework on radioactive waste. Now NRCan is seeking written feedback on the draft Policy for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning – and you can have your say, through April 2, 2022. At OPG, good stewardship of the […]

Purple Grove News

This colder weather seems to bring the snowy owls and other winter bird sightings to be more frequent. Those of us who have feeders often see to some of our fine feather friends.  Good thing Ground Hog Day was Feb 2nd as Wiarton Willie might have had some trouble with the stormy off and on […]