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
Ontario Provincial Police on Tuesday were seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy who hadn’t been seen for several days. Police said the 14-year-old, identified only as Frank (Franz), left his home in Vienna, a small village of about 750 people in Elgin County, last Friday around 5 p.m
Canadians reported $647 million in fraud-related losses in 2024, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said.
The 9th Annual Handbags for Hospice raised a record-breaking amount to help fund end-of-life care at Huron Shores Hospice. “Handbags for Hospice is more than a fundraiser—it’s a celebration of kindness and community,” said Huron Shores Hospice Executive Director Cathy Herbert in a Sept. 19 news release. “The generosity shown
It was 1940, a time of national emergency. At the start of the Second World War, Hitler’s army ruthlessly swept across western Europe. Britain suffered devastating bombing raids and food shortages due to German blockades. Canadian farms would have to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of food to feed
Local surgical services have been expanded with the addition of an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Hany Asham is now offering services at hospitals in Wingham and Listowel, the Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) recently announced. “Having Dr. Asham join our surgical team means that patients can receive specialized procedures right here
Bowling Green State University biology students have made the University’s Ecology Research Station home to dozens of mini experiments to support the state of Ohio’s efforts to mitigate harmful algal blooms in Lake […]
On a beautiful sunny August Saturday, the For Our Youth (FOY) horticulture club met at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) to tour the gardens, sample different food grown there, and harvest the vegetables we had planted in the spring. Introductions were made with our host Olivia, the BBFG garden
Moira A. McDonald, Ann-Kathrin McLean Global attitudes towards the United States as a tourism destination are plunging. Travel pressures, exchange rate shifts and increasing economic uncertainty have all damaged the reputation of the American travel sector. Canadian travellers are increasingly turning to domestic destinations instead of heading south. In July
Around 50 people were temporarily displaced following a structure fire at a Lucknow condominium the morning of Sept. 10. At approximately 8:45 a.m., Huron-Kinloss Fire and Emergency Services was dispatched following reports of smoke from one of the units, located at 550 Montgomery Lane, according to a Sept. 11 Township
The historic USS Cobia, a Gato-class submarine that arrived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1970, has left its home at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for the first time since the 1990s. […]