Tag: South Bruce
Updated: NWMO picks Northern Ontario to store used nuclear fuel
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear fuel vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval […]
Teen charged after ‘hate-motivated incident’ on school bus: Police
Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 17-year-old following what they’re calling a hate-motivated incident on a school bus.
South Bruce OPP charge teen in ‘hate-motivated incident’
South Bruce OPP charged a 17-year-old following what police are calling a hate-motivated incident on a school bus. According to a police media release, the OPP responded to reports of an altercation between two students on a school bus at approximately 4:47 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Police said they learned the accused brandished an […]
South Bruce Peninsula approves 3.9% budget hike
South Bruce Peninsula council approved its 2025 operating and capital budgets with a 3.9 per cent municipal levy increase. The 2025 budget will cover total net operating expenses of $12,825,099, compared to $12,343,860 in 2024. The figure squares with the prediction made by the director of financial services and treasurer Tracey Neifer in mid-October when […]
Grey-Bruce municipalities concerned about spike in OPP costs
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities are expressing concern as they stare down significant increases to OPP policing costs in 2025. But they remain hopeful that the province will provide some relief. Area municipalities looking at particularly steep increases are Brockton, whose increase has come it at 30 per cent, and Meaford, which has been presented with a 25 […]
More than $11K raised at hospital auxiliary’s annual holiday event
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary held another very successful Christmas Holiday Sale and Tea Room on Nov. 15 and 16 at the delightful Inverlyn Estates Clubhouse. Tracy Robinson and Brigitte Rauket did an excellent job of organizing this event and, along with their many helpers, set up rows of tables […]
Markdale senior dies after crash in Brockton
A Markdale resident has died after a crash in Brockton on Wednesday morning. Just before 9 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a crash on Bruce Road 20 near Concession 2 northeast of Riversdale. Police found two passenger vehicles involved. Two patients were taken to hospital by ambulance, and a 76-year-old from Markdale […]
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 […]
Low attendance at SBGHC community engagement session in Kincardine
(By Pauline Kerr) The South Bruce Grey Health Centre community engagement session on Nov. 14 in Kincardine saw a very sparse turnout – fewer than 30 people, some of whom … Continue reading Low attendance at SBGHC community engagement session in Kincardine
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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 […]