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May is always a particularly busy month for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) as members plant the large tubs of annuals that appear around the village, clean up public gardens and host a plant sale on the long weekend. The cool spring has forced the group to put some planting on hold and […]

South Bruce’s dairy club held its second meeting on May 20 at Character Holsteins in Deemerton, near Mildmay. Character Holsteins is a dairy farm that specializes in producing elite genetics for the Semex breeding company. The meeting started in the calving barn, where Greg Dietrich, co-owner of Character Holsteins, gave the club some background on […]

Local short-term rentals and overnight accommodation could end up being subject to a Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT). “I think this is an excellent project. Long overdue and much needed,” Kincardine Coun. Rory Cavanagh commented during council’s May 28 meeting. “Other places have beaten us to the punch for it.” During the meeting, a presentation was […]

The museum, run by 40 volunteers, is located in the old stone dairy cattle barns on the Macdonald College campus

The season had kicked off with High Point Farms dispersing March 21 where 75 lots brought $390,250 for a $5,200 average

The Dungannon Super Pull and Demo Derby is back for another year with organizers promising the biggest and best event yet. “Pullers from the Southwestern Ontario Tractor Pullers Association and the Ontario Truck and Tractor Pullers Association will be putting on an amazing show,” commented Nicole Hardy, Dungannon Super Pull committee member, on June 4. […]

A brewery in Allendale, Michigan, has partnered with the Clean Boats, Clean Waters program to create a beer series drawing attention to aquatic invasive species and what people can do to protect […]

A local childcare provider says she’s getting the runaround when it comes to subsidized rates through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system.  “There are no spaces left to expand (under the CWELCC system) according to what the government divvies up to every county,” Joan Finlay, owner of Unique Minds Childcare Inc. in […]

HURON – Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special air quality statement as smoke from wildfires in the west begins clouding the Huron County area. The June 5  statement encompasses southern Huron County, Bluewater, Goderich, northern Huron County, Wingham and Blyth. According to a press release from Huron Perth public health, wildfire smoke […]

The Kincardine U13 girls competitive soccer team hit the road on June 9, taking on Strathroy in what turned out to be an exciting and hard-fought match. The girls took to the field in their away jerseys, proudly representing the UBC Local 2222 carpenters’ union. Although the final score was 3–2 in favour of Strathroy, […]