UPDATE: Missing 16-year-old located
South Bruce OPP have located a missing 16-year-old.
Walkerton’s Market Garden Park expected to open in July
Construction begins next week to convert an empty downtown lot in Walkerton to an outdoor community hub.
Former Hanover priest’s appeal of sexual abuse convictions dismissed
A panel of three appeal court judges has dismissed a former Hanover priest’s appeal of his convictions for sexually abusing a child. Mervin Perera was 73 when he was convicted on Jan. 30, 2020 of sexual assault and touching a girl for a sexual purpose, after a five-day trial. He was sentenced March 31, 2021 […]
High school sports round-up: winter season quickly wrapping
BOYS BASKETBALL SINGLE-A The Woodland Christian High School Cavaliers swept both the senior and junior brackets at the CWOSSA single-A boys’ basketball championships hosted Friday in Walkerton. The senior Cavaliers beat Walkerton 56-47 in the championship contest to earn the crown while the junior Cavaliers beat Walkerton 42-39 in overtime to win the gold medals. […]
Police ask for help finding federal offender who frequents this area
Police are looking for a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant who is known to frequent Owen Sound, Walkerton and Hamilton. Aaron Marshall, 34, is serving five years for weapons and drug offences, a news release from the Ontario Provincial Police said. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad issued a request for the public’s help […]
Arson charge laid in Walkerton apartment fire
A 26-year-old from Brockton is now charged with arson, disregard for human life.
Walkerton resident charged with arson after apartment fire Dec. 1
Police have charged a man with arson after a Dec. 1 apartment fire at 308 John St. where he lives. South Bruce OPP announced in a news release that police have charged Brandon Carroll, 26, of Brockton with arson – disregard human life after a fire Dec. 1 related to a Walkerton apartment building on […]
Chesley, Walkerton ER’s reducing hours due to staffing
Chesley hospital’s emergency department will be closed Friday at 5 p.m. and won’t reopen until Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 7 a.m., due to ongoing staffing shortages at South Bruce Grey Health Centre hospitals. Walkerton’s emergency department will be closing Saturday at 5 p.m. and will reopen at 7 a.m. Sunday, Christmas morning. “All efforts to […]
Peabody to focus Bruce County on affordable housing file as warden
Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody will serve as Bruce County’s warden after being elected during the inaugural council meeting Thursday at the Walkerton Administration Centre. He’ll serve a one-year term as warden. It’s Peabody’s first term as county warden. He was elected to Brockton’s municipal council in 2000 and served five terms as a councillor before […]
Crusaders are bringing home bronze from OFSAA
Sacred Heart’s perfect season held firm all the way up until the semi-finals at the OFSAA double-A boys’ volleyball championship in Muskoka Saturday. It’s there the Crusaders finally suffered a defeat at the hands of Ottawa’s École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, dropping a fifth and deciding set 15-13. The Walkerton school rebounded in the bronze medal […]
Local health care organizations receive $3.2M in infrastructure funding
Four local hospital organizations and health care service providers will receive $3.2 million in funding from the provincial government this year to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers made the announcement in a media release distributed Friday. As part of the infrastructure funding, Grey Bruce Health Services receives $1,808,269, Hanover […]
Sacred Heart Crusaders punch ticket to OFSAA on home court
The Sacred Heart Crusaders senior boys’ volleyball team will compete for a provincial high school championship this week. The Crusaders went unbeaten on their home floor Saturday en route to winning the Central Western Ontario Secondary School Association (CWOSSA) double-A title. Sacred Heart defeated St. David’s in straight sets in the seven-team tournament’s best-of-five final […]