Bruce County Public libraries due to re-open

Bruce County Public Library is officially preparing to reopen branches to the public for regular in-person service. As of Monday, March 1st, all 17...

Funding provided for Seniors through Community Grant Program

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced that three local organizations have received a total of $18,999 through the Seniors Community Grant Program.  Ontario is investing...

Earl Farrell Endowment Fund is established

by Geordie Farrell It has been two long years since Earl died, and I can’t even begin to express how much I, and our family,...

From the old to the new – the Eby tradition continues

For almost 127 years and long before amalgamation, the men of Port Elgin, Saugeen Township, Southampton and beyond, walked through the doors of Eby's...

Happy Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Roman Catholic feast day honoring one...

Training Opportunities at the Assembly of First Nations 4th Annual Water Symposium

The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is pleased to announce that it will be delivering two virtual courses at the upcoming Assembly of First...

Bruce County Museum on the cutting edge of the digital and virtual age

When it comes to the digital and virtual age, Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is on the cutting edge. In 2021, the Museum will...

Southampton Care Centre residents receive first dose of vaccine

Seventy-nine residents at Southampton Care Centre received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine on Sunday, February 7th. Deborah Kent, Resident Council President, received the...

Identify the birds by their signature songs = a breath of spring and fun...

This was sent to us by one of our readers ... fun and educational for everyone, young and young-at-heart. When you click on a bird,...

Family Day fun doesn’t end with a pandemic – visit the Bruce County Museum...

Are you the fastest domino stacker? How many pencils can you hold at once? Are your motor skills on point?  Enjoy 'Make Family Day...

It’s official – Wiarton Willie says “an early Spring”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFUyZySOLAo

Strolling High Street in the 1940s – Part 2

As we said in Part 1 of Strolling high Street, Bill Carson, soon to be 89, remembers well the street that he once lived...

MPP Walker announces funding for Agricultural and Horticultural Societies

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced that local Agricultural and Horticultural Societies impacted by the pandemic will receive funding support to help them through...

The History of 135 High Street and the Doctors who practiced there

There is a red brick home on the south side of High Street between Grosvenor and Huron that, for 94 years, was known as...