A small contingent of youth from two area schools descended on the woods near Sauble Beach on Wednesday where their knowledge and skills on the local environment were put to the test. The teams from St. Mary’s High School and Bruce Peninsula District School were participating in what organizers are hoping is the beginning of […]
With assurances from Ontario’s health minister that free well water testing will continue, Grey County council took no action on a local source water protection resolution Thursday. Instead, the county received for information a letter signed by Carl Kuhnke, chair of the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Committee, and another letter from […]
Over 100 municipal and First Nations firefighters trained together at Sauble Speedway this month 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 […]
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced the creation of two new nature preserves, including one near Wiarton. To mark Earth Day on Monday, the national land conservation organization revealed that it has protected a 65-hectare (160-acre) parcel of land known as the Sturgeon Bay Forest north of Wiarton on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. It […]
Jobs in the region’s culture and recreation sector nearly doubled in March as the summer tourist season nears. The Four County Labour Market and Planning Board released monthly job stats for March within the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region late last week. As is often the case, the region’s unemployment rate continues to be lower than […]
South Bruce Peninsula’s appeal of a decision recognizing Saugeen First Nation’s ownership of more beach at Sauble Beach might not go to trial May 27. Two days of negotiations are planned involving federal and provincial representatives, the town and Saugeen in the next two weeks. Saugeen Chief Conrad Ritchie and South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Jay Kirkland […]
Efforts to designate the Bruce Peninsula and the entire Georgian Bay area as a UNESCO geopark will be among the topics discussed at the annual Sources of the Knowledge Forum May 3-5 in Tobermory. A geopark is an area of international geological significance. Its geological, natural and cultural heritage could be promoted with the designation, while […]
Less beach to patrol and an onus put on education rather than enforcement significantly reduced revenue and ticketed offences at Sauble Beach this year. South Bruce Peninsula bylaw officers issued just three provincial offences notices in 2023, compared to 740 in 2022. According to the 2023 beach bylaw and paid parking year-end staff report presented […]
Drones are the latest weapon in the firefighting arsenal in Northern Bruce Peninsula. A provincial emergency preparedness and response grant worth about $42,000 paid for three of them, plus the first year’s training to operate these eyes in the sky. Seven “pilots” will be trained to fly them. Fire Chief Jack Burt said in a […]
Bruce County councillors voted to approve a reallocation of $26,500 to fund 50 per cent of Grey Transit Route 5 from Wiarton to Owen Sound for the remainder of 2024 after Grey County cuts off funding in September. At a Feb. 22 meeting, Grey County council voted to cease operating Route 5 on Sept. 2, […]
South Bruce Peninsula council has supported the construction of a new town hall at its newly purchased property near Bluewater Park in Wiarton. At a meeting on Tuesday, council endorsed the use of the property for the town hall, utilizing the existing steel frame structure of the former grocery store on the site, which is […]
A new nature reserve at Hope Bay will protect 463 acres on the Bruce Peninsula that is critical habitat to a variety of birds and mammals. On Thursday, the Bruce Trail Conservancy announced the creation of the MapleCross Nature Reserve at Hope Bay. Located along the Niagara Escarpment two kilometres east of Hope Bay […]