Operation Christmas Child – shoeboxes are now in transit
In September, thousands of empty shoeboxes went out all over Bruce County as the annual Operation Christmas Child Shoebox campaign began. Two short months...
Condominium Exemption turned down by County of Bruce
Bruce County’s Planning and Development Committee has refused the Skylark Holdings a 'Condominium Exemption' to convert 47 apartment units into condominium units at 560...
Trefoil signage says a lot beyond the yellow symbol
Dear Editor,
I'm dismayed and disappointed to hear that some of the yellow "No Nuke Dump" signs in South Bruce have been vandalized. South Bruce...
Ontario Letting COVID off the Leash says reader
To the Editor:
It looks like Doug Ford isn’t coping with COVID as well as we thought he was when the first wave of the...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – ‘Time Will Tell’
These three little words 'Time will Tell' quickly became the big take-away headline from President Trump’s press briefing Friday, in the White House’s tranquil...
Southampton says goodbye to long-standing businesses
Last week (Nov. 2nd-6th), two of Southampton's longest serving businesses closed their doors changing forever, the fabric and landscape of the town's main street...
New Perspectives: Amazing Grace – a powerful lesson by Rev. Heather McCarrel
In the three years I served as their Student Minister we only sang the hymn Amazing Grace once and that one time taught me...
Things are Going Fine – Why Build a DGR? says reader
Dear Editor,
Opponents of the proposed plan to build a Deep Geological Repository in South Bruce often cite concerns about the significant changes such a...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “DISUNITED THEY STAND.”
These days, most Canadians hold unfavorable views of the United States. According to a recent survey, only 35% of my fellow citizens have a...
Open letter to the Community: COVID-19 should not result in bullying
Dear Community,
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, I want to discuss a very important unintended consequence that has become more common in recent months....
Revoking teacher seniority only a cost-cutting measure says reader
To the Editor:
My Mom was the first Special Ed teacher hired by the Peel Board of Education. Just about every summer she spent in...
Partnership team and Advisory Committee to research local labour market
Bruce Power and the Town of Saugeen Shores are working with researchers from the University of Guelph to learn more about the challenges and...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “OCTOBER: A MONTH OF MEMORIES”
This tenth month of 2020 is only half over but has already dredged up a pile of memories for me to reflect on. All...
Christmas Child Shoebox campaign underway
This year’s Christmas Child Shoebox Program kicked off in September with thousands of empty shoeboxes delivered throughout Southern Bruce County to be filled with...
