The little engine of Port Elgin Beach is gone
The issue has been a contentious one in Saugeen Shores for more than a year. The little train, that carried thousands of visitors at...
Heritage Award recipient says we cannot become slaves to the past
Southampton resident, Duncan McCallum, was this year's recipient of the Saugeen Shores Heritage Conservation Award.
McCallum was recognized at Monday night's Council meeting (Dec. 10/18)...
Proposed housing development – part 1: Mayor admonishes developer to incorporate affordable housing
Saugeen Shores Council Chambers was standing-room only as residents filled the room and overflowed out into the hallway. It was the March 18th Public...
G. C. Huston becomes a Legacy School
Although they no longer live, Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack have left a lasting legacy through a fund that is committed to helping bridge...
Canadian Big Band Celebration – Part 2 of the History
The popular music performed in the dance pavilions gracing the Lake Huron shoreline from the 1920-80s was a cherished period of time for popular...
Annual Saugeen Shores Heritage Conservation Award
Mr. G. William 'Bill' Streeter has been selected as this year's recipient of the Saugeen Shores Heritage Conservation Award, sponsored by the Saugeen Shores...
Annual Lessons and Carols – a lesson in community
Each year, the Chantry Singers present the Service of Lessons and Carols jointly with Saugeen Shores Ministerial at the Southampton United Church which fills...
Annual Mariners’ Service a moving tribute to those who sail the Great lakes
In a moving ceremony, the Mariners who travel the Great Lakes were remembered and recognized at the 28th Annual Mariners' Service & Blessing of...
The Poetry Corner – The House by the Side of the Road
The House by the Side of the Road
by Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)
There are hermit
souls that live withdrawn
In the peace of their self-content;
There are souls,...
A unique North American world class site – Part 2
One of the largest and most exciting stone re-building projects ever undertaken in North America is currently underway at Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) in...
No 2020 Christmas cheer from Chantry Cham-bettes
With regrets, the Chantry Island Cham-bettes announce the cancellation of the 2020 Christmas Tour of Homes, scheduled for November 13th and 14th, 2020.
For the...
Labour Day 2020 in a Global Pandemic
Workers dying almost daily, workers suffering horrendous injury and debilitating disease, workers living in profound and multi generational poverty. In the midst of this...
PWU shares Equity Funds with local organizations – P.R.A.N.C.E.
The Power Workers' Union (PWU) Bruce Site Equity Committee formed in 2006 focuses on making cash disbursements of Equity funds to community organizations and...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners – an update
In yesterday's Part 13 of 'Lives behind the Commemorative Banners', we highlighted Charles Morris Gilbert, but the story barely scratched the surface of this...
