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Plans for this year’s Hawks’ Nest competition are ramping up with the announcement of the event’s first angel investor. Hosted by the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation and Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation, Hawks’ Nest is a Dragons Den-inspired competition where new and existing businesses and entrepreneurs from Grey, Bruce, Wellington North, Minto and the City […]

The For Our Youth (FOY) club gathered on April 26 for a chilly but productive meeting at one of our favourite locations — the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). We saw some familiar faces at the March Break Ripley and District Horticultural Society meeting, but stormy winter weather prevented us from getting together in February, […]

A local childcare provider says she’s getting the runaround when it comes to subsidized rates through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system.  “There are no spaces left to expand (under the CWELCC system) according to what the government divvies up to every county,” Joan Finlay, owner of Unique Minds Childcare Inc. in […]

Michigan’s first surf shop is hosting its second annual freshwater festival, Beryl Days, which runs June 20-22 at various locations including the Sleeping Bear Surf Shop, Empire Public Beach Lighthouse […]

There’s no shortage of events planned this weekend and on Canada Day in Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce. Canada Day itself is on a Tuesday this year, with the statutory holiday and all the associated closures observed then. However, there’s plenty to do in the region over the weekend and on the birthday of Canada’s confederation. […]

Evidence caught on camera discredited an alleged assault victim’s claims while revealing a different crime in the process, police say. On June 14, South Bruce OPP officers received a complaint from a person alleging to have been assaulted by an employee at a Kincardine business, according to an OPP release. Review of security camera footage […]

Specialized equipment is being purchased for the operating room at Wingham’s hospital using an $80,000 grant from the Leland and Thora Vance Fund. The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation has been the recipient of several donations through the fund over the years with this newest grant being used toward purchasing a new scope cabinet, used […]

Kincardine business Superheat is organizing an employee fundraising campaign to help raise money for the redevelopment of the Kincardine hospital, including the addition of an MRI machine. “Having to drive to another community and sometimes spending a day away from home can add significant stress to an already stressful situation. Being able to go to […]

Local business owners, entrepreneurs and industry leaders are invited to take part in an upcoming business forum. “We’re so excited to bring the community together for a morning focused on building a resilient business community,” said Evan Vatri, economic development co-ordinator for the Municipality of Kincardine, in a news release. “The Kincardine Business Forum is […]

A business in Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s “Malibu of the Midwest” is known for being the state’s first surf shop. People have been surfing on Lake Michigan since the early 1950s, and […]