Bruce County

Help stuff an ambulance with donations for the local food bank ahead of the holidays. On Sunday, Dec. 15, Bruce County’s Paramedic Services and their local 911 emergency service partners are holding Stuff-The-Ambulance Holiday Food Drives at Kincardine’s Sobeys and No Frills locations. From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., donations

The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is inviting families and friends to celebrate the season at its annual Light Up The Holidays event happening Dec. 13, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  This year’s event features performances by Erin Milley-Patey and her studio singers. Families have the opportunity to

Author Robert McGill is heading to Lucknow this month. A creative writing professor at the University of Toronto, McGill is returning to Bruce County, where he was born and raised, to visit two Bruce County Public Library branches — Lucknow and Wiarton. McGill will read from his latest book, Simple

Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) navigated a proposed $1.3 million budget cut in 2024 without laying off any permanent

Bruce County has created a new government relations department with a mandate to support council and staff with inter-governmental initiatives. The County said in a news release, the new department will provide secretarial support for achieving the goals of the county’s strategic plan, lead government and external relations management, lead

The final round of the Women in Construction program has come to a close. “The program has helped me build my self-confidence and allowed me to build my skills to be successful in my new career,” said Kelly Weiler, who completed the spring cohort, in a news release. “Also, the

The libraries of Bruce and Grey counties are looking for work from young and aspiring filmmakers for the Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival. The submission deadline for this year’s festival is May 10 with a screening of the selected films to take place at the Owen Sound Galaxy Cinemas in

Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody left the three-day Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Jan. 23 with assurances of more rural access to natural gas and that municipalities would be consulted on impacts such as on housing in the event of future nuclear expansion at the Bruce. Natural gas buildout in

Expansion of natural gas into parts of central and southern Grey-Bruce won’t be completed this year due to Ontario Energy Board review processes, gas company EPCOR has announced. The gas utility asked in June for approval to bring natural gas infrastructure in Brockton, West Grey and Chatsworth and expand gas

The Bruce County Public Library (BCPL) Bookmobile is making its rounds and gaining positive feedback. “Public response has been very positive – lots of comments on the quality of the new collection on board,” said Brooke McLean, BCPL director of library services. According to McLean, between Oct. 10 and Oct

The end is near for local business support The Hub. “After successfully running The Hub for three years, we’ve learned a lot about the needs of our local businesses and identified new priorities that our team and our partners will be focusing on,” explained Will LeGrand, business development coordinator for the Township of Huron-Kinloss, in an email

A young vet who grew up on a swine farm outside of Seaforth is the winner of this year’s Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week award. The GBFW Committee recently announced Dr. Hannah Jansen as the winner of the annual $1,000 prize in conjunction with the University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College