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Bruce Power is showing support for area hospices in recognition of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. “The availability of quality health care and the well-being of community are key focus areas for Bruce Power’s community investment strategy,” Maggie Tieman, Bruce Power’s director of community and external affairs, said in



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The Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) Oct. 15 meeting featured a first-person account of viticulture – the practice of growing grapes for the purpose of making wine by member Susan Miszturak. She and her husband spent 23 years in the Niagara region growing grapes and making wine before retiring



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Members of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des eneignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) met at the Ripley-Huron legion hall on Oct. 15 for their fall meeting. Ever mindful of the needs of the community, particularly women, the ladies brought donations for personal hygiene products



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Lucknow’s Kinsmen Club stepped up with a $50,000 donation toward the bone density unit at Wingham’s hospital as part of this year’s CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon. On Oct. 18, the 24th annual broadcast aired on AM920 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. sharing patient stories, interviews with healthcare professionals



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Two Kincardine residents are facing charges after police executed warrants at several properties as part of a drug trafficking investigation. At 5 a.m. on Oct. 15, the Grey-Bruce Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed simultaneous search warrants in Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss with assistance from Wellington, Huron-Perth, Brant-Oxford, Middlesex, and Lambton



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Excitement is already building for the next Lucknow Reunion, set to take place June 30 to July 3, 2028, in commemoration of the town’s 170th anniversary. Lucknow area residents Tracey Simpson, Morten Jakobsen, and Cheryl Johnston have been appointed as co-chairs to oversee the event and are currently seeking volunteers



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Jack-o-lanterns will once again illuminate the trail for visitors of Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) in Ripley the day after Halloween. “We had over 100 pumpkins last year and we hope to have that many again this year,” said Heather Newman, BBFG president, in an Oct. 15 email. Following the



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As progress continues on the replacement build for Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS), the community is being invited to view and comment on the new facility’s design. Until Oct. 24, members of the public can view preliminary floor plans and renderings for the school on the Bluewater District School Board