News and Notices

Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors that during the period commencing May 1, 2026 and completed on Nomination Day, August 21, 2026, the following persons filed all necessary papers, declarations and fees. For more information visit www.saugeenshores.ca/elections. 

Grey Bruce Public Health is advising the public that test results from water samples taken Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at Port Elgin Main Beach and Southampton Beach show E.coli bacterial levels have returned to within the guidelines established by Ontario’s Ministry of Health as safe for swimming/bathing.

The Council of the Town of Saugeen Shores intends to designate the following property for reasons of cultural heritage value or interest pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter O.18, Part IV: 160 Leeder Lane, Southampton, further described as PLAN 37 PT LOT 3 TP PT LOT 5; S HIGH, Saugeen Shores (Southampton Town).

Town of Saugeen Shores representatives are returning from Ottawa following productive meetings with Provincial and Federal officials while attending the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference from August 16-19. 

The swim advisory for Port Elgin Main Beach and Southampton Beach was lifted on August 21, 2026.

Grey Bruce Public Health, in consultation with the Town of Saugeen Shores, has posted Port Elgin Main Beach and Southampton Beach as unsafe for swimming after water-sampling results showed bacterial levels exceeding Ontario Ministry of Health standards.

The Town of Saugeen Shores is celebrating the continued success of its Municipal Housing Allowance Subsidy, which helped 35 local households maintain housing in 2025.

Saugeen Shores and Saugeen First Nation have approved a new joint Community Tourism Strategy which will serve as a shared roadmap guiding tourism development and collaboration over the next five years.

The Town of Saugeen Shores Municipal Office will be temporarily closed for a staff event Wednesday, August 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Residents and visitors will notice some colourful new additions to the streetscape this summer as eight traffic control boxes across Saugeen Shores have been transformed into public art murals by three local artists.