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
Once numbering in the thousands, now only dozens of commercial fishers remain in lakes Michigan and Huron as whitefish stock collapse; and unlike other fish crises, this one can’t be […]
More than 3,000 full-time jobs were added in the Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth region in September. Those gains were partially offset by losses in part-time employment, totalling 1,400 jobs. The unemployment rate for the region served by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board fell marginally by 0.1 per cent
The Huron River winds through woods in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, where thousands of residents fish, canoe and swim. A proposal aims to add a 300,000-square-foot data center with a 20-acre […]
Nearly 30 agencies from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio gathered in St. Ignace, Michigan, this week for a large-scale emergency response training simulating a midair plane crash over Lake Huron near […]
A hold and secure at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham has been lifted following the arrest of a student that allegedly threatened another student this morning. According to a Huron County OPP news release, just before 9 a.m., police were contacted to investigate. The hold and secure was activated
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
In February 1877 a group of Huron College alumni gathered with the goal of turning their college into a university.
A 56-year-old Huron-Kinloss resident is facing several charges after multiple weapons were allegedly found in their vehicle following a collision. According to a South Bruce OPP news release, officers responded to a single vehicle accident at Highway 21 and Concession 10 in Huron-Kinloss just after 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25
The first meeting of the 2025-2026 season of the Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) club went swimmingly with an excellent presentation on the changing ecology of Lake Huron fish communities by Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Management biologist Arunas Liskaukas. Nearing retirement after a 35-year “dream” career researching and working
The first meeting of the fall season of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) took place at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, Sept. 17. The group welcomed Amanda Saxton and Kim Armitage of Kincardine Environmental Action Network (KEAN), a group dedicated to promoting sustainable living practices and finding solutions that