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. […]
The season had kicked off with High Point Farms dispersing March 21 where 75 lots brought $390,250 for a $5,200 average
The museum, run by 40 volunteers, is located in the old stone dairy cattle barns on the Macdonald College campus
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 […]
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 […]
The Township of Huron-Kinloss is joining the Walkerton community in mourning the loss of a Walkerton teacher and four students who died as a result of a crash near London on Friday. “The Township of Huron-Kinloss has lowered its flags to half-mast in heartfelt solidarity with our neighbours in Brockton following the tragic motor vehicle […]
A range of herbs, flowers, fruit bushes, trees, house plants, seedlings and more are being offered during the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) plant sale on May 24. A selection of rare and heirloom varieties, as well as conventional and familiar plants, will be available by donation from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the […]
The Wingham hospital has received more than $2 million in financial support through the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation. “Thanks to the remarkable generosity of local families, businesses, and community partners, the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation is proud to announce it has provided $2.3 million in critical support to the Wingham & District Hospital […]
A 59-year-old from Huron-Kinloss kept South Bruce OPP busy in Lucknow, allegedly initiating two violent incidents over a span of 24 hours. Around 6:30 p.m. on May 10, police were called to a disturbance along Havelock Street where the individual allegedly brandished an edged weapon after a dispute over property, OPP said in a news […]
A bit of rain and cloud cover could hardly hamper student engagement at this year’s Indigenous Student Forum at the Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre in South Bruce Peninsula. Approximately 90 Grade 7 to 12 students who self-identify as Indigenous gathered on Friday, May 2 for a wealth of activities and learning with their teachers, volunteers, […]