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Parts of Southwestern Ontario are losing more than two weeks of sub-zero days each winter due to climate change, a new report says. In London and Middlesex County, there are an average of nine additional above-freezing days each December to February, a trend that may lead to more ice storms and flooding, one renowned climate […]

This project has ended. Archived project materials are available below.  Physical barriers prevent water from cycling naturally, resulting in flooding, sewer overflows, and risks to

Plans for a new dog park in Ripley are moving forward. Slated to be located between the Apple Rail Trail entrance and the soccer fields, plans for the project are still in the early stages, so the Township of Huron-Kinloss is hosting a meeting on Jan. 21 for members of the community to share their […]

Tickets are now available for Drop-in at the Bridge’s annual Share the Love event. Themed “That’s Amore,” the evening includes a four course Italian-inspired dinner provided by West Coast Catering and entertainment by local jazz musicians Abby Hegmans & Max DeGroot. Each table will be served alternating main course menu items: four chicken alfredo and […]

The new year has begun – out with the old and in with the new. This could be true, but does it apply in the Municipality of South Bruce? Five years ago, the South Bruce community became very divided. Remember that big announcement on Jan. 24, 2020, that landowner Darren Ireland and former Nuclear Waste […]

The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]

Ripley is set to be flooded with beards and mullets as planning for the 2025 Ripley Reunion goes full tilt. “It’s a lot of fun. There are some creative entries, so it’s always a highlight of the weekend,” Matt Farrell, reunion committee chair, said of the event’s beard growing competition. Registration is $25 per person and […]

More than 12 years after the death of Amanda Todd, we're still playing catch-up to a realm of torment and abuse that is only expanding.

Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail.

In October 2015, Trudeau led the Liberals to a strong majority government (184 of 338 seats), the second-best performance in the party's history.