Saugeen Shores Mayor offers words of advice around COVID-19

Mayor Luke Charbonneau stresses, “Be kind. Be compassionate. When you’re interacting with frontline service providers, remember ... we need these people at their posts,...

Local doctor will renew prescriptions and give telephone advice for orphaned patients

Dr. Don McCulloch has offered his services to assist Saugeen Shores' local health care system in these unique and trying times. He has agreed...

Saugeen Shores assembles the Emergency Control Group

The Town of Saugeen Shores assembled the Emergency Control Group (ECG) on Wednesday, March 18 to review protocols in place to respond to the...

Misuse of recycling adds up in dollars and impacts landfill space

Currently, at the Southampton Landfill site there are recycling bins and carts at the entrance, larger ones for cardboard and others adjacent to the...

Council resumes meeting after speaker is escorted from Chambers

Once again, at Saugeen Shores Council meeting on Monday (March 11), John Mann almost had his chance to speak. He was however, ruled out-of-order under...

Mayor speaks out on ‘Letter to the Editor’ about the ward system

When Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau was asked about the recent Letter to the Editor submitted to Saugeen Times on the possible demise of...

Port Elgin Waterfront Revitalization project questioned again

At Monday's (Mar. 9) Saugeen Shores Council meeting on the subject of the Waterfront Revitalization Project, Vice Deputy Mayor Mike Myatt asked Saugeen Shores...

Bruce Road 25 expansion now under re-consideration

As outlined on the Saugeen Shores municipal website, in May 2017, the County of Bruce, as the proponent, with the Town of Saugeen Shores,...

Recycling revenues continue to see a decline

Bruce Area & Solid Waste Recycling (BASWR), that was contracted by Saugeen Shores and other municipality partners for recycling, is in a significant deficit...

Mayor stands by his decision to defend Procedural By-law

It was a rocky start to Saugeen Shores February 24th Council meeting when John Mann, a retired lawyer and frequent speaker at the Council...

Three requests for funding approved by Council

During presentation of the final recommended budget to Saugeen Shores Council on February 24th, it was learned that a 'surplus' of $8,788 had been...

Delegation to Council asks many questions around finance in a variety of areas

  Laura Robinson of Southampton, who presented a delegation at Saugeen Shores Council meeting on February 24th, questioned Council on Financial Accountability and  Transparency, speaking...

Saugeen Shores seeks Refreshment Vehicle applications for 2020

Saugeen Shores has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Refreshment Vehicle licenses for several locations within the municipality. The complete details are outline in...