Local historian tells the stories behind Interpretive signs

G. William (Bill) Streeter is passionate when it comes to historical fact, military history and biographies of people from all stripes. On Tuesday, February 7th...

Coldest Night of the Year coming to Saugeen Shores and Kincardine

United Way Bruce Grey is encouraging Saugeen Shores and Kincardine residents to team up, fundraise, and walk in The Coldest Night of the Year...

Many events set for Spring at Bruce County Museum

Greetings! We might still be in the depths of the February freeze here in Bruce County (BRR!), but we're already dreaming of warmer spring days...

Wiarton Willie makes 2023 prediction – an early Spring!

For the second consecutive year, Wiarton Willie made his prognostication at precisely 8:07 a.m. and, not seeing his shadow, predicted ... an early Spring! Newly...

Council deliberations then (1907) and now (2023)

THE BEACON SOUTHAMPTON, ONT., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1907 First meeting of 1907 Town Council The new council was duly installed into office on Monday last at 11...

World Hijab Day – Wearing the Hijab should be about conviction, not coercion

World Hijab Day by Farah Ahmad Wearing hijab, a head covering worn by many Muslim women, has lately caught the public’s attention with intense headlines. In 2013,...

2023 Tankard and Scotties come to a successful end

The Port Elgin Chrysler 23 Ontario Tankard and Scotties presented by Bruce Power was nothing short of phenomenal from many standpoints. Sunday's Scotties Final between...

Catch the Ace for Hospice returns in February 2023!

The Kincardine Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, Huron Shores Hospice and the Tiverton & District Lions are joining forces to offer a bigger...

CFUW presents an annual donation to Bruce County Museum

    Each year, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) makes a donation to the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Southampton. “The Bruce County...

It’s time to celebrate the bard Robbie Burns

Bruce County is a region filled with Scottish heritage and, here as in other parts of the world, Robbie (Rabbie) Burns, Scotland’s favourite son,...

Once Upon a Time: Wiarton Women on Strike

In Bruce County’s pioneer days women were restricted to traditional jobs, like homemaking and teaching (but only if unmarried). By the 1880s work options were...

It’s time to rock on in Port Elgin as the Tankard/Scotties begin

It's time to rock on in Port Elgin as a week of world-class curling begins with the start of the 2023 Tankard/Scotties Provincial championships...

Tara Curling Club celebrates 75 years

A full slate of curlers and spectators descended on the Tara Curling Club on Saturday (Jan. 21/23) to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the...

Protection from over-fishing continues as two more are charged

The Ontario government is safeguarding the province’s lake trout population from over-fishing by ensuring that commercial fishers accurately report their catches. Inland Sea Products of...