Tag: Saugeen Shores
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Tankard/Scotties curling tourney in Port Elgin the ‘best ever’
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Some world-class curlers competed in men’s and women’s provincial curling championships in Port Elgin which ended Sunday, with total attendance estimated at more than 10,000 for the week-long event. Three-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner Rachel Homan of the Ottawa Curling Club won Sunday 9-2 in eight ends against Hollie Duncan of the Woodstock Curling…
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Walks for homeless in Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine
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There will be Coldest Night of the Year walks in three Grey-Bruce communities to raise money to support local homeless people and the prevention of more homelessness. All walks will take place Feb. 25 in Owen Sound, Saugeen Shores and Kincardine, each with online registration and donation options, particularly for those who want to support…
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Students compete in GIS Day contest using StoryMaps
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Students across Grey and Bruce counties recently competed in a map-making competition using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to help solve local queries and showcase the area’s tourism hot spots. GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing and visualizing geographic data, often used to help make decisions. Such systems are used every day by mobile…
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Bill 23 weakens heritage protection: heritage group, town planner say
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Saugeen Shores heritage advocates are warning Ontario’s Bill 23 threatens more than 100 heritage buildings in the town by weakening their already modest protections. The Southampton Cultural Heritage Conservancy has filed objections to heritage provisions in Bill 23, the More Homes Faster Act, saying it could cause Saugeen Shores to lose heritage protection for many…
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Saugeen Shores mayor excited about big projects ahead
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Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau enters his second term as mayor safe in the knowledge that no one ran against him. He said in an interview Tuesday that he doesn’t know what if any message he should take from that but there’s lots to do in Saugeen Shores and he said he’s excited by the…
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Judge takes control of Krug trust away from Bruce County
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Superior Court Justice G. D. Lemon in January found Bruce County improperly and secretively spent Krug trust funds to purchase property intended for a nuclear innovation centre and now he has removed the county’s trusteeship over the funds. Lemon’s Oct. 12 decision brings nearer to a close a four-year court battle between the county and…
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City police charge suspected fentanyl, meth trafficker
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Owen Sound police charged a Brampton man with drug offences and seized more than $100,000 worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine Wednesday. City police said this was a major drug seizure which resulted from a “lengthy and complex investigation involving a drug trafficker selling illicit drugs in Owen Sound and the Grey-Bruce area,” a police news…
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Pumpkinfest returns to Port Elgin this weekend
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Pumpkinfest 2022 returns to downtown Port Elgin this Saturday and Sunday, with a midway sneak-peek for locals Friday night from 5 to about 10 p.m. in Pumpkinfest Village, by the old arena. Pumpkinfest was greatly diminished over the past two years by the threat of COVID-19. This year, with nearly all COVID-19 mandatory public health…
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Information session planned on condition of Southampton’s Fairy Lake
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The researchers spoke to Saugeen Shores council back in July, saying they identified the presence of bacteria, possible road salt, and most likely phosphorus and nitrogen.
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Return of shoreline festival celebrates dance hall past
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Pardon me boy, is that the Canadian Big Band Celebration? If you were in Saugeen Shores this weekend, you couldn’t miss it. Friday night there were five bands playing jazz and blues in three venues. And Saturday afternoon, the music of the ’40s and ’50s, like the famous big band Chattanooga Choo Choo tune with…