Sunday, September 6, 2026

Public Safety Saugeen Shores Police are investigating thefts from a Port Elgin cemetery where five bronze bench plaques and a planter urn were stolen on or around September 2. Saugeen Times

Grey Bruce OPP have launched the Comfort Companions program, which provides stuffed animals to children experiencing trauma during high-stress emergency incidents. CKNX News Today

OPP are urging caution on roads, trails, and waterways this Labour Day long weekend, citing 69 collisions and 76 deaths provincially during Labour Day weekends over the past decade. CKNX News Today

Parks Cyprus Lake Campground at Bruce Peninsula National Park remains closed due to a habituated bear and is expected to stay shut until at least September 7. CKNX News Today

Election About 200 residents attended the first all-candidates meeting in Saugeen Shores on August 31; incumbent Mayor Luke Charbonneau, Deputy Mayor Diane Huber, and Southampton Ward Councillor John Divinski each presented their platforms. Saugeen Times | Saugeen Times | Saugeen Times

Civic Brockton Council considered a motion to designate Scott Street in Walkerton as a pedestrian priority area, with the mover citing increased foot traffic near the post office, municipal office, and Victoria Jubilee Hall. Walkerton Herald-Times

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers announced new Student and Family Support Offices for two local school boards. CKNX News Today

Bruce Power Bruce Power and its supplier partners donated $20,000 to ChildCan for Cancer Awareness Month; the company’s Made-in-Canada Council will separately host a Domestic Supply Chain Summit aimed at creating opportunities for Canadian businesses and workers. CKNX News Today | Saugeen Times

Around the county: Kincardine’s Albert Road (between Concession Rd 2 and Bruce Rd 15) is closed for bridge repairs beginning Sept. 3 (Kincardine); Saugeen Shores issued a preconstruction work notice for River Street Reconstruction (Saugeen Shores); Huron-Kinloss published its September 2026 HK Connects newsletter (Huron-Kinloss).