KW rink wins 40th Port Elgin Super Spiel

The aptly named Alex Champ and his rink from Kitchener-Waterloo took home the top prize at this past weekend’s 40th Port Elgin Super Spiel with a 6-0 win over Newfoundland’s Greg Smith at the Port Elgin Curling Club. Champ bested John Willsey (Oakville), 6-2, in the semi-final to earn a berth into the long-running super […]

Owen Sound woman wins Hamilton marathon, Port Elgin woman wins half

Owen Sound’s Brianna Cavan won the women’s 2022 Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope in a personal best time of 2:53:13, nearly 11 months after giving birth. Cavan crossed the finish line in 13th overall and was the first female athlete to complete the 42.2-kilometre waterfront course last Sunday. Five-time Canadian champion distance runner Rachel Hannah, who recently […]

Cassidy to carry Canada’s flag at Commonwealth Games, Staehli to debut

Burgoyne’s Josh Cassidy will carry Canada’s flag for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) announced Olympic and Commonwealth Champion Maude Charron will do the flag-bearing honours alongside Cassidy, a Commonwealth medallist and Paralympian long-distance wheelchair racing specialist. “These two athletes exemplify everything our team needs and […]

Rauket’s KM for Kids ride raises $50K before departure

Alex Rauket’s emotions swirled around and mixed together Monday morning less than 24 hours before he sets out on an eight-day, 800-plus kilometre bike ride to Montreal in support of the Shriners Hospital for Children. “I’m excited. I’m anxious, a little scared. I’m kind of everything,” the 37-year-old Freemason and member of the Bruce Shrine […]

Bruce County breaks ground on new paramedic station in Port Elgin

Construction of Bruce County’s new $8 million three-bay paramedic station is officially underway after the county recently broke ground at the station’s build site in Port Elgin. The project is expected to be completed by early summer 2023. The new facility will serve as the headquarters for Bruce County’s Paramedic Services, located on Bruce County’s […]