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Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody left the three-day Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Jan. 23 with assurances of more rural access to natural gas and that municipalities would be consulted on impacts such as on housing in the event of future nuclear expansion at the Bruce. Natural gas buildout in Brockton, where Peabody’s mayor, and […]

The final round of the Women in Construction program has come to a close. “The program has helped me build my self-confidence and allowed me to build my skills to be successful in my new career,” said Kelly Weiler, who completed the spring cohort, in a news release. “Also, the program helped me get recognized […]

Bruce County has created a new government relations department with a mandate to support council and staff with inter-governmental initiatives. The County said in a news release, the new department will provide secretarial support for achieving the goals of the county’s strategic plan, lead government and external relations management, lead strategic communications and issues management, […]

Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) navigated a proposed $1.3 million budget cut in 2024 without laying off any permanent union employees or reducing “frontline” […]

Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) navigated a proposed $1.3 million budget cut in 2024 without laying off any permanent union employees or reducing “frontline” […]

More than 100 municipal and First Nations firefighters recently trained together at Sauble Speedway as part of the 31st Bruce County Fire School. Over two weekends, the firefighters got together to train and achieve the latest certifications at the speedway. Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt said the speedway provided the perfect setting for […]

It’s been 25 years since the Kincardine Scottish Festival was born and this year’s event could draw a record crowd to the annual celebration. “It’s our 25th anniversary this year, so in honour of that, we’re opening the doors for free on Saturday from 10 in the morning until 4 o’clock in the evening for […]

Bruce County is asking people to weigh in on the state of culture in the region by completing a survey. As part of the county’s Cultural Action Plan, the 2024 State of Culture Survey is intended to help examine “cultural vitality” and identify how residents and visitors interact with culture. “As we continue to honour […]

After dropping for five consecutive months the region’s unemployment rate rose 0.4 percentage points in July to 2.8 per cent. According to a report by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, which covers the area of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties, the region’s overall population grew by 400 in July while the labour […]