Restoring the connection between forests and humans as part of community
by Nancie Darlington-Smith
Upon arriving at the site of the Town of Saugeen Shores tree planting blitz adjacent to the Dog Park, seeing people of...
A complex issue revealed at Southampton’s Pioneer Cemetery
Many may be familiar with the Southampton Cemetery but few know that it extends well beyond today's boundaries, and is known as Pioneer Cemetery...
Residents oppose proposed re-zoning of agricultural property
In an application to Bruce County, Carson Supply of Port Elgin has requested that a property on Bruce Rd. 3 be re-designated from Agricultural...
Saugeen Shores hires new Director of Operations
The Town of Saugeen Shores is happy to announce the recruitment of Matt Prentice as the newly-created Director, Operations. Prentice will oversee the Town’s Operations...
Conservative MP tables Private Member’s Bill to take the tax off the tax
Today, Conservative Member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Alex Ruff, introduced Bill C-358, An Act to Amend the Excise Tax (carbon pollution pricing).
Bill C-358 removes...
South Bruce Peninsula has a newly appointed Mayor
Deputy Mayor, Jay Kirkland, has accepted a nomination that appoints him to the position of Mayor of South Bruce Peninsula.
The bylaw appointing Jay Kirkland...
Local Food Bank seeing dramatic rise in use
Winter is always a time when the community donates to the local Food Bank, summer however, is another story. "We know that people are...
Saugeen Shores Sparks Training Centre for skilled trades
There has been increasing talk about the shortage of skilled trades workers in Ontario but a new initiative in Saugeen Shores is sparking interest...
Shop the Shores campaign now on
The Town of Saugeen Shores, the Saugeen Shores Chamber of Commerce and the Southampton & Port Elgin Business Improvement Areas are working with local...
South Bruce Peninsula interim Mayor appointed until confirmatory By-law passed
Following the resignation of South Bruce Peninsula of Mayor Garry Michi, Deputy Mayor Jay Kirkland was appointed interim Mayor at the Council meeting on...
Ontario Investing in apprenticeship training in Georgian College
The Ontario government is investing $245,000 to enhance apprenticeship training at Georgian College that will help more people in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound get the skills to...
Town approves recommendation to add in-house Legal Counsel
The Town of Saugeen Shores is a $45million business and touches several areas such as, it is a regulatory agency, it is the largest...
Ladies in Uniform – memories for special visitors
For most, the Ladies in Uniform of Bruce County, were a mystery until, that is, local historian G. William Streeter (Bill) began his research. ...
Town expresses displeasure to Bell Canada over frequent outages and asks for compensation
In a media release today (Sept. 8), the Town of Saugeen Shores stated that, due to several recent Bell network outages, the Town has...
