Tag: port elgin
New Goodwill Donation Centre diverting waste, creating jobs
Kincardine’s new Goodwill Donation Centre is successfully collecting unwanted items for resale. “We are committed to doing more to steward goods away from landfills, ensure access to affordable goods for our communities, and create green jobs by expanding our work in recycling and the circular economy,” said Bev Kobe, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries, […]
Port Elgin’s pumpkin drop a smashing good time
A 1,785-pound pumpkin makes a sickening thud when dropped from a crane four storeys high into a field of furniture— and you would know that if you visited the Saugeen Shores Community Church’s annual pumpkin drop Sunday in Port Elgin. It’s an event that makes sense. Two weeks ago, growers from all over the province […]
Bruce County council gets first look at 2025 draft budget
Bruce County‘s draft budget is calling for a 6.81 per cent tax levy increase next year. County staff on Thursday presented the proposed 2025 capital and operating budgets to council. The proposed 6.81 per cent increase, which includes a 1.5 per cent growth assumption would result in an $82 increase in county taxes for the […]
Thefts, missing persons reports, fire keep Saugeen Shores police busy
Saugeen Shores Police are reporting a busy start to the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest weekend, with 87 police reports generated over a 48-hour period. The incidents police have responded to have included thefts of items, a stolen vehicle, missing persons, a collision, and a suspicious fire at a vendor tent. Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, […]
Site record set at Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
While the 2,000-pound barrier remained elusive at Port Elgin Pumpkinfest on Saturday, winning grower Jeff Warner still had a lot to celebrate. Not only did his 1,966.5-lb. gargantuan gourd set a new site record at the 39th annual event, but he smashed his own personal best by over 150 lbs., plus he finally got to celebrate a […]
Southampton Rotary collecting used musical instruments for kids
A program in Saugeen Shores to connect budding musicians with the instruments they require to perform is hitting all the right notes. The Rotary Club of Southampton’s used musical instrument drive will see instruments refurbished and used by students in the music programs at the various schools in the community. Organizer Jim Wade said Thursday […]
Police lay 26 stunt driving charges during traffic-safety crackdown
Provincial police charged more than two dozen motorists with stunt driving during a crackdown targeting dangerous drivers on Southwestern Ontario roads.
Saugeen Shores police investigating house fire
Saugeen Shores police are investigating what they said was a suspicious fire on Sept. 26 on Victoria Street South in Southampton. The house fire, which was in a residential area between Morpeth and Palmerston streets, was reported about 2:15 a.m., Saugeen Shores Fire Chief Ed Melanson said in an interview. “When they got there the […]
Final preparations underway for weekend’s Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
The annual celebration of the harvest’s big and bulbous veggies is marking its 39th year in Saugeen Shores. Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is set to take over the town this weekend with a lineup of events for the whole family to enjoy. Marketing Director Ann-Marie Collins said Tuesday that final preparations were underway for the event […]
Modellers reignite railroading passion in Owen Sound at inaugural CWHC show
A deep love for the twists and turns of railroad history and railcar modelling was displayed at the Owen Sound Legion on Saturday. The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre’s first-ever model show and sale for railway modellers and enthusiasts invited hundreds of people through the doors of the legion with over 50 vendor tables to visit […]