Tag: Walkerton
Team Bluewater readies for national science fair
Six students from Grey and Bruce counties are preparing for an opportunity of a lifetime, as they have been selected to represent Team Bluewater at the 2025 Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF). This year’s fair will take place from May 31 to June 7 at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. More than 400 […]
Local students travelling to Europe to commemorate VE Day
More than 100 Bluewater District School Board students will depart for Europe soon to help commemorate Canadian veterans as part of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and VE Day. Explorica will run the tours, which will take students and their chaperones to important historical sites such as the Anne Frank House, […]
Police charge driver after pedestrian hit in Walkerton
A 64-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the road was hit by a car in Walkerton Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening and the driver, a 27-year-old Brockton resident, was charged with careless driving causing bodily harm, a Highway Traffic Act offence. The collision occurred about 12:16 p.m. […]
Damage to construction platform stalls Durham Street Bridge project in Walkerton
Recent flooding caused considerable damage to the Durham Street Bridge construction platform, stalling progress at the Walkerton project site. The Durham Street Bridge spans the Saugeen River along Bruce Road 4 between Walkerton and Hanover, one of Bruce County’s most travelled roads. Bruce County councillors heard at their meeting on Thursday that the construction project […]
Canada’s nuclear powerhouse an ‘ace’ up Bruce County’s sleeve
Bruce nuclear site expansion called a big dream, but an achievable one. This is an installment in our How Canada Wins series.