Twelve people are in the running to fill a vacant South Bruce Peninsula council seat. The application window closed Thursday. There’s a special meeting Jan. 15 for council to select a candidate. Applicants may briefly express their interest in the position at that meeting. They all had to submit a letter of interest when they […]
Grey Bruce OPP charged a South Bruce Peninsula man with five counts of break and enter to a dwelling after a spate of seasonal residence break-ins at Saugeen First Nation. Christopher Bowman, 47, also faces charges of mischief under $5,000, possession break-in instruments, possession property obtained by crime under $5,000 and fail to comply with […]
So far eight people have thrown their names in to fill a vacant council seat by appointment in South Bruce Peninsula. The town’s candidate registry Friday morning identified the eligible electors: Paul Stephen Deacon, Ann Marie Hadcock, Mary E. Hanlon, Glenn Darrell Holst, William Klingenberg, Daniel Evan Lisk, Christine Shirley Thomas and James Edward Turner. […]
South Bruce Peninsula council approved its 2024 budget with a nearly five per cent tax levy impact. At its Nov. 21 meeting, council passed the 2024 operating and capital budget bylaw, with staff noting early approval of the budgets and 4.99 per cent increase will permit staff to begin planning for 2024 and seek out […]
South Bruce Peninsula council declared the mayor’s office vacant Tuesday — a requirement in a Municipal Act process to replace recently resigned mayor Garry Michi. The act says council must make this declaration at the first meeting after receiving the resignation. Michi resigned in writing Aug. 29 and so the declaration at Tuesday’s meeting met […]
You could say Ethan Kruisselbrink celebrated the Civic holiday Monday the hard way. Facing headwinds and rain in his face, he finished first in the 13-kilometre Shore to Shore race along hilly roads from Oliphant on the Lake Huron shoreline to Wiarton on the shores of Georgian Bay in a time of 45:20.7. The event […]
Dry conditions forced the cancellation of Canada Day fireworks so the municipality of South Bruce Peninsula is setting them off this weekend in celebration of the Civic Holiday. The town is hosting two fireworks shows this weekend. Sauble Beach residents and visitors can see the fireworks on Saturday at King Edward Avenue beginning at 10 […]
South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Garry Michi called pursuit of questions raised by an audit of his election finances a “witch hunt.” The town’s compliance audit committee has ordered an independent audit of the mayor’s campaign finances and directed the clerk to hire a prosecutor to pursue what “appears” to be a breach of the Municipal […]
There will be an independent audit of South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Garry Michi’s election finances and a court prosecutor is to be hired to pursue what “appears” to be a breach of the Municipal Elections Act, the town’s compliance audit committee has ordered. The committee made those orders, detailed in the minutes of the committee, […]
South Bruce Penisula landfills are nearing maximum capacity and exporting the municipality’s waste appears to be the next best plan, according to a staff report presented at a council meeting Tuesday. In its 2022 annual monitoring report of the town’s landfill sites and waste management plan, staff noted the Amabel landfill site has a capacity […]
Family fireworks are not permitted in Northern Bruce Peninsula due to a municipal fire ban in place due to fire conditions. But there will be a public display at Dyer’s Bay, from the government dock there which people are invited to view to celebrate Canada Day Saturday night. Fireworks are permitted in South Bruce Peninsula […]
Police say they charged a 37-year-old Huron County driver with stunt driving after seeing Lamborghini sports car reach more than 140 kilometres per hour near Sauble Beach. Grey Bruce OPP said an officer observed the speeding on Bruce Road 8 in South Bruce Peninsula, where the speed limit is 80 km/h, on Saturday, June 24 […]