Tag: South Bruce
Wiarton gearing up for first annual Homecoming Weekend
A new event is planned for Wiarton on the Civic Holiday weekend this year. The first annual Wiarton Homecoming Weekend will take over the South Bruce Peninsula town, building on the annual Wiarton Rotary Village Rotary Fair, which was discontinued in 2023 after more than 82 years. Joe Vanderzand of the organizing committee said Tuesday […]
SBGHC proposes crews not take mental health cases to Durham ER after 3
Police and paramedics are concerned about a South Bruce Grey Health Centre proposal not to bring people experiencing a mental health crisis to Durham hospital after 3 p.m. For now, it’s business as usual until agreements to make it work are put in place, said Kevin McNabb, the director of paramedic services. So far there’s […]
Boy, 15, faces child porn charge after minor’s nude photos posted online
A 15-year-old youth from the Kincardine area is facing child pornography charges, police say.
Teen charged with child porn offences
Police charged a 15-year-old after nude photos of someone younger than18 years were posted on social media. South Bruce OPP charged the youth from the former Huron Township, part of Huron-Kinloss Township, with publication of child pornography, publication of an intimate image without consent, and assault. The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth […]
Wiarton doctor retires after 40 years
A beloved Wiarton doctor is calling it a career and hanging up the stethoscope after 40 years. Dr. John Van Dorp hopped in the car with his wife Geneva Thursday morning and headed to Blythe to take in some theatre. “I went to a seminar a number of years ago about preparing for retirement, and […]
The Kincardine Independent
The 26th annual meeting of South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) on June 26 was different from past meetings. (By Pauline Kerr) To read the entire article online, click here … Continue reading Security concerns at SBGHC meeting
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The YMCA to kick-off Drowning Prevention Week with free swim and other family fun events Sunday
The YMCA of Owen Sound and Grey Bruce is kicking off Drowning Prevention Week with a free family-friendly event on Sunday. From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the YMCA Health, Fitness and Aquatics 10th Street facility, several organizations will gather to raise awareness and educate the community on the importance of water safety, all […]
Ignace council votes to be willing nuclear waste host community
Ignace Township council has made its decision: the community, between Thunder Bay and Kenora, would willingly be a host to a nuclear waste repository. Ignace and South Bruce are the final two candidates for a deep geological repository, or DGR, to house the waste. Roger Dufault, chair of the Township of Ignace’s resident ad hoc […]
Man on motorcycle dies after hitting a deer
A 68-year-old motorcycle driver from Brockton died in a collision with a deer in the former Brant Township Tuesday morning. Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and deer. A 68-year-old from Brockton was transported to a local hospital by Bruce County Emergency Services, where they were […]
Police charge suspect after assault with ‘edged weapon’
South Bruce OPP charged a 24-year-old from Hanover after investigating a report of a serious assault. Police said in a release that they were dispatched on July 8 to a call about a serious assault at a property on Bruce Road 4 in Brockton the day before. “It was determined that the suspect assaulted the […]