Tag: south bruce peninsula
Bluewater school board leadership to remain the same for 2025
The Bluewater District School Board leadership will be unchanged for 2025. In its annual elections on Tuesday, the board voted to appoint Jane Thomson as chair for a fifth consecutive one-year term. Jan Johnstone was acclaimed to the vice-chair’s position and will also serve in that role for a fifth consecutive one-year term. “I look […]
Three men face charges following weapons complaint in Wiarton
Grey-Bruce OPP have charged three men following a weapons complaint at a downtown Wiarton business. According to police, officers responded to a Berford Street business at 11:20 a.m. Monday responding to a report of three intoxicated men. It was believed one of the men may have had a rifle sticking out of their bag. Police […]
New Wiarton Marina owner plans expansion, to store boats at Bluewater campground
The new owner of Wiarton’s marina is planning an expansion. According to Town of South Bruce Peninsula staff, Robert Caissie purchased the marina in May and aims to expand capacity from 240 to 268 boats. As part of the planned expansion, Caissie and the town have entered into a lease agreement to store boats in […]
New legion in Hepworth a ‘cornerstone for future generations’
A place to feel you belong. That’s how legion president Jim Copp described Royal Canadian Legion Branch 586 at its grand opening Saturday in Hepworth. It’s been nearly three years since the old legion building burned down, taking with it irreplaceable local war memorabilia and the collection of the Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame, […]
Bruce County to launch ride-sharing app as short-term transit solution
Bruce County will promote a ride-sharing app as it works to improve existing transit options and lay the groundwork for a larger transit network. County staff continue to work toward implementing short-term transit recommendations outlined in the Bruce County Transit Demand Feasibility Study, completed in December 2023. Claire Dodds, the county’s commissioner of community development, […]
South Bruce Peninsula woman charged after crashing into police vehicle
A South Bruce Peninsula resident has been charged with impaired driving after a vehicle crashed into a police cruiser on the weekend. Just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Grey Bruce OPP received a traffic complaint about an impaired driver on Howdenvale Road in South Bruce Peninsula. Police located the vehicle and attempted to stop it, […]
Sauble Beach luxury hotel welcoming guests
A luxury hotel in Sauble Beach has opened to guests. It was announced on Monday that the four-storey, 21-room Sands Hotel at 119 Lakeshore Blvd. N. had opened in time for the Thanksgiving weekend on Oct. 12-14. The hotel’s restaurant is scheduled to open in late November. “We had a delightfully busy Thanksgiving Weekend, and […]
SBP projects 3.9 per cent levy increase before school and county tabs
As the first step of budget deliberations, South Bruce Peninsula councillors reviewed the 2025 draft budget Tuesday with a proposed 3.9 per cent tax levy increase on the table before the addition of school and county levies. Director of financial services and treasurer Tracey Neifer took councillors through the presentation as part of its regular […]
Staff say Sauble Beach parking fees will fall short of budgeted target this year
Staff provided South Bruce Peninsula council with an overview of the municipality’s paid-parking program for 2024 and suggested minor changes for 2025 at its regular meeting on Tuesday. SBP budgeted $749,930 in revenue from the paid parking program in 2024 with a projected parking pass revenue of $574,180, resident and student season pass revenue of […]
Bruce County’s draft official plans creates planning hurdles and red tape, lower-tier council says
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is sounding the alarm and warning other lower-tier municipalities in Bruce County about what it calls an overly restrictive new draft of the county’s official plan. South Bruce Peninsula CAO Bill Jones said at a meeting earlier this month that planning hurdles introduced in the new draft plan would […]