Another blast of snow is expected in Bruce and Grey counties today. Environment Canada has issued snow squall warnings across the region, saying 15 to 25 centimetres could hit the ground throughout the day. Blowing snow is possible as well. "Bursts of heavy flurries along a cold front this morning will give way to...

Port Elgin will be getting a new elementary school. The provincial government announced over $17.8 million for the new school on Tuesday. It will host an additional 409 pupils from junior kindergarten to Grade 6 and the Bluewater District School Board says it will complement Northport Elementary School and Port Elgin-S...

Kincardine council is getting closer to finalizing its 2025 municipal budget. After a second special budget meeting, council had decided to add a contribution toward the hospital foundation from the contingency reserve. Previously, the municipality had committed to contributing $600,000 per year for four years ($2.4 mi...

South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Jay Kirkland is looking at some highlights and challenges from 2024. First on his highlight list is a $3 million grant from the MTO to complete the major 'Big Dig' infrastructure and streetscape project in downtown Wiarton. Kirkland says that's expected to get underway in fall of 2025 or spr...

Kincardine Council received an updated impact assessment surrounding the proposed Bruce C project. In late 2024, the municipality was informed by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada that a full assessment for the project would be necessary. Cherie Leslie, the municipality's Project Coordinator for Nuclear Strategy, ...

Saugeen Ojibway Nation says it will issue a moratorium on the nuclear intensification of its traditional territory if substantial progress isn't made to address legacy issues. SON says the moratorium would include the continued importation and storage of nuclear wastes. They've set a deadline of six months. A statement...

A change of plans: Peavey Mart stores in Owen Sound and Walkerton will be closing after all. Sources confirm to Bayshore Broadcasting News employees at those locations have been informed their stores will be closing down, as part of a broader shut down of all Peavey Mart stores across Canada. The company has not issued...

More wintry weather is expected in Bruce and Grey counties over the next couple of days. Environment Canada has issued snow squall and wind warnings for the region, as strong winds gusting up to 90 kilometres an hour are expected to kick up blowing snow throughout the day Monday. Later on, flurries and snow squalls are...

Northern Bruce Peninsula is going to review the comments received from residents on the municipal Short-Term Accommodation (STA) Licensing Program. The comments are part of a review into the licensing program which began last year, which included eight potential program changes. The topic was put on the municipal engag...

The Bruce County Public Library Branch in Port Elgin is celebrating Black History Month with a special event. The library says it will be showing the short documentary Patty vs. Patty, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary in 2023. The film explores the story of the 1985 Toronto Patty Wars when...

Bluewater Sports Management is hoping Huron-Kinloss council will agree to put an indoor turf facility in the municipality. Brandon Kushnir, of Bluewater Sports Management, made a presentation to council on January 13th, sharing the findings his company received from a feasibility study. The study was meant to get a fee...

Bruce County had a productive time at this year's ROMA conference. The Rural Ontario Municipal Association met in Toronto from January 19-21. Warden Luke Charbonneau says that a lot of positives came from the meetings he and his county team attended. "We had some really good exchanges with the provincial governmen...

Winter is a good time of year for soup, and there's an event where you can fill up on all kinds of soup for a good cause. The third annual Soup's On event in support of the Alzheimer Society of Grey Bruce is set to go Saturday in Owen Sound. Community Development Coordinator Michelle Fleming says there are ten local so...

The pace of home sales in Grey Bruce picked up in December, but prices slipped a bit. According to the OnePoint Association of Realtors, 116 units sold in the region last month, a substantial increase of 81.3 per cent over December 2023. The sales activity number was 13.7 per cent above the five-year average for the mo...

Saugeen Shores Police are appealing for tips to help locate a missing man. Brendan Martin was reported missing on Monday. Police say he was spotted in Southampton earlier this month, but has ties to the Owen Sound and Barrie areas. Saugeen Shores Police are asking Southampton residents to check their properties, and ou...

Arran-Elderslie is keeping pressure on the provincial government to get hospital staffing numbers up. It was the topic of one of three delegations at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto this week. Mayor Steve Hammell says representatives of the municipality had a "very positive meeting&qu...

Grey Bruce OPP say with the recent snow fall in the area, most of the snowmobile trails in Grey Bruce are open to some extent. They say they will be out patrolling the trails and checking for trail permits, licenses and insurance Yesterday, OPP spotted a driver from South Bruce Peninsula without a trail permit. They we...

Bruce County Council has officially adopted their budget for 2025. The budget received approval during their meeting on January 9th, with the associated by-law being approved on January 23rd. The total budget for the county for this year includes total expenditures of $191,109,606, and estimates that revenues collected...

The Township of Georgian Bluffs has given the final approval to its new strategic plan stretching to 2030. The View from the Top strategic plan sets a path forward for the municipality by including a commitment to public service and community engagement, investments in infrastructure and environmental resilience, initi...

Kincardine council took an in-depth look at the proposed budget for 2025. Council had directed staff to present a list of projects and expenses that wouldn't see a tax rate increase of more than 5%. During previous discussions, council had directed municipal staff to arrive at a proposed budget with a rate change of 8%...

Owen Sound is asking the province to support the creation of a new doctor-led nurse practitioner clinic in the city. Fire Chief Phil Eagleson is involved with local physician recruitment efforts and attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference in Toronto with other local officials this week to mee...

Saugeen Shores is facing increasing pressure to grow, and it continues to appeal to the provincial government for help support that growth. Town reps brought three main issues to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto this week---all things they've brought to the province before, but haven't seen...

South Bruce OPP say a woman suffered serious injuries in a snowmobile crash near Teeswater. OPP officers and Bruce County paramedics responded to a report of a collision involving a snowmobile along Concession 8 -- near Bruce Road 4 -- north of Teeswater just before midnight on Saturday. Police say they arrived to find...

Many people across Bruce and Grey counties are waking up to a big dump of snow on the ground. And forecasters are calling for more snow today. Snow squall warnings continue across Bruce and Grey counties, another 10-15 centimetres is expected today. As of 10 a.m., Highway 21 remains closed between Southampton and Kinca...

Environment Canada is predicting up to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of Bruce and Grey counties before conditions ease this weekend. Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Peter Kimbell says while they do not have an exact measurement as to how much snow has hit some areas of the region so far this week, they have been ...