Tornado activity surpasses yearly average as peak season begins

Tornado activity surpasses yearly average as peak season begins
Great Lakes Echo
By Demonte Thomas Michigan has already exceeded its average annual tornado count. The active season comes as communities across the state continue recovering from severe weather that has left behind widespread damage.
By Demonte Thomas Michigan has already exceeded its average annual tornado count. The active season comes as communities across the state continue recovering from severe weather that has left behind widespread damage.
Tags
Great Lakes Echo, city, climate, closed, Community, conditions, Damage, deal, Detroit, down, help, hit, home, Homes, hotels, Hours, house, Indiana, Infrastructure, Journalism, july, June, Life, May, mayor, Michigan, National, National Weather Service, nature, ocean, president, red, Red Cross, remains, Repairs, rivers, room, saw, season, service, Snow, Staff, Storm, support, Thomas, Tornado, Tornadoes, Trees, United States, university, US, Volunteers, Weather, Western, who, Wind, Windows, winter, work
Source
Tornado activity surpasses yearly average as peak season begins

Youth group begins planting at Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Youth group begins planting at Bruce Botanical Food Gardens
The Lucknow Sentinel
It was a beautiful Saturday morning on May 30 at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). Twenty-five For Our Youth (FOY) members joined together to learn about horticulture. They were especially excited because today was the day they were planning their own garden patch for the year. Leader Rhonda Curran took attendance and each member […]
It was a beautiful Saturday morning on May 30 at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). Twenty-five For Our Youth (FOY) members joined together to learn about horticulture. They were especially excited because today was the day they were planning their own garden patch for the year. Leader Rhonda Curran took attendance and each member […]
Tags
Lucknow Sentinel, Baseball, BBFG, Bruce, centre, children, corn, deal, first, Flowers, Food, For Our Youth, green, growth, house, Hunting, insects, kids, learn, Local News, Mark, May, meeting, nature, new, News, Ontario, Other, photo, plants, red, ripley, river, ROMA, Saturday, season, social, summer, the conversation, time, Trail, US, visit, who, youth
Source
Youth group begins planting at Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Six years after the Edenville flood, residents reflect on loss and recovery  

Six years after the Edenville flood, residents reflect on loss and recovery  
Great Lakes Echo
By Lily Cole  Residents of Midland County, Michigan, who were affected by the disastrous Edenville flood are still feeling the effects six years later.
By Lily Cole  Residents of Midland County, Michigan, who were affected by the disastrous Edenville flood are still feeling the effects six years later.
Tags
Great Lakes Echo, Water, appliances, April, asphalt, Books, bridge, Bridges, charge, Churches, city, Class action lawsuit, Community, concrete, county, court, covid, Covid-19, Damage, dams, decision, Department, down, downtown, emergency, Energy, Environment, Facebook, feature, federal, FEMA, first, Flooding, Food, found, Garbage, Gas, Government, help, home, Homes, Hours, house, industry, Justice, lake, lakes, LED, Life, Live, local, man, manager, May, Michigan, money, new, pandemic, Parks, pay, project, refrigerator, RISK, rivers, room, Safety, support, Taxes, time, trailers, Volunteers, wanted, war, waste, Water, who, World
Source
Six years after the Edenville flood, residents reflect on loss and recovery  

Horticultural society receives Bruce Botanical Food Gardens update

Horticultural society receives Bruce Botanical Food Gardens update
Kincardine News
It seems spring has finally sprung and the gardening season is in full frenzy with many events and activities. The Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s (RDHS) regular monthly meeting took place May 20 at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre with guest speaker Olivia Haufe, garden manager of the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG), delivering an overview […]
It seems spring has finally sprung and the gardening season is in full frenzy with many events and activities. The Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s (RDHS) regular monthly meeting took place May 20 at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre with guest speaker Olivia Haufe, garden manager of the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG), delivering an overview […]
Tags
Kincardine News, banks, BBFG, Bruce, Bruce County, centre, children, coffee, Community, conservation, county, design, down, downtown, Education, Events, Food, Food banks, food insecurity, For Our Youth, Fundraising, Gardening, help, horticultural society, house, Huron, June, learn, local, maintenance, manager, May, meeting, new, Ontario, Parks, photo, plant sale, plants, Provincial, Research, ripley, Ripley and District Horticultural Society, school, season, show, social, summer, sustainable, the conversation, Trail, Volunteers, Wildlife, youth
Source
Horticultural society receives Bruce Botanical Food Gardens update

For some council members, the door isn’t shut on a new city hall site in London

For some council members, the door isn’t shut on a new city hall site in London
The London Free Press
Nearly two years after pouring cold water on the idea, several city council members are resurfacing the thought of evaluating other land to house a new city hall after a failed pre-bidding process to redevelop the current site. City politicians were presented Thursday with a review of what went wrong with a project to revamp […]
Nearly two years after pouring cold water on the idea, several city council members are resurfacing the thought of evaluating other land to house a new city hall after a failed pre-bidding process to redevelop the current site. City politicians were presented Thursday with a review of what went wrong with a project to revamp […]
Tags
London Free Press, city, City council, City hall, council, house, Housing, Local News, London, London city hall, new, News, Other, project, report, Water
Source
For some council members, the door isn’t shut on a new city hall site in London

Free literacy program supported by 100 People Who Share Bruce County

Free literacy program supported by 100 People Who Share Bruce County
The Lucknow Sentinel
Books in the Bruce is a free literacy program for families and caregivers with children aged five and under.
Books in the Bruce is a free literacy program for families and caregivers with children aged five and under.
Tags
Lucknow Sentinel, April, Books, Bruce, Bruce County, children, Community, Contact, county, Donations, Facebook, Football, Free, Golf, help, History, house, july, Local News, Mark, meeting, new, News, Other, photo, plan, social, support, Survey, US, visit, who, work
Source
Free literacy program supported by 100 People Who Share Bruce County

Ripley-based youth club enjoys canning, baking on chilly April day

Ripley-based youth club enjoys canning, baking on chilly April day
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Ripley and District Horticultural “For Our Youth” (FOY) club changed things up a little for our April meeting. Instead of freezing our fingers off in the chilly weather to prepare our garden plot at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG), we decided to have a canning, baking and planting day at Leader Bonnie’s house […]
The Ripley and District Horticultural “For Our Youth” (FOY) club changed things up a little for our April meeting. Instead of freezing our fingers off in the chilly weather to prepare our garden plot at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG), we decided to have a canning, baking and planting day at Leader Bonnie’s house […]
Tags
Lucknow Sentinel, April, BBFG, Bruce, Canada, corn, Flowers, followed, Food, For Our Youth, found, games, green, help, home, house, invasive, kids, learn, List, Local News, May, meeting, moved, new, News, photo, plants, recipe, ripley, Safety, Snow, social, sunflowers, the conversation, Trail, wanted, Water, Weather, who, work, youth
Source
Ripley-based youth club enjoys canning, baking on chilly April day

County council moves forward with draft Official Plan

County council moves forward with draft Official Plan
The Kincardine Independent
(By Pauline Kerr) In a recorded vote, council agreed to incorporate recommended changes into the new draft Official Plan, and schedule the mandated open house and public meeting – actually, … Continue reading County council moves forward with draft Official Plan →
(By Pauline Kerr) In a recorded vote, council agreed to incorporate recommended changes into the new draft Official Plan, and schedule the mandated open house and public meeting – actually, … Continue reading County council moves forward with draft Official Plan →
Tags
Community, Kincardine Independent, changes, council, county, house, meeting, new, open, plan, reading
Source
County council moves forward with draft Official Plan

Rooted in community, farmers markets continue to grow

Rooted in community, farmers markets continue to grow
Great Lakes Echo
By Lily Cole Nationally, farmers markets are growing rapidly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 2,863 markets in 2000, with that number rising to more than 8,700 in 2025. In Michigan alone, more than 200 markets offer amenities for patrons, including fresh produce and special events.
By Lily Cole Nationally, farmers markets are growing rapidly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 2,863 markets in 2000, with that number rising to more than 8,700 in 2025. In Michigan alone, more than 200 markets offer amenities for patrons, including fresh produce and special events.
Tags
Agriculture, Great Lakes Echo, Business, Census, Community, Construction, county, covid, Covid-19, crops, Department, Detroit, Events, farmers, farms, feature, Fire, Food, green, Health, help, house, Information, Lead, local, Local Business, manager, Michigan, Music, new, nutrition, open, Other, pandemic, Plans, play, remains, Saturday, school, season, St, support, Sustainability, university, upper peninsula, who, winter, work
Source
Rooted in community, farmers markets continue to grow

South Bruce RWTO learns about local sustainability initiatives

South Bruce RWTO learns about local sustainability initiatives
The Lucknow Sentinel
South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) gathered for their annual general meeting April 8 at the Walker House in Southampton. President Jo Ann Ruetz welcomed the group and new member Paula Fischer. She reviewed resolutions for the provincial annual general meeting and solicited input from South Bruce members. […]
South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) gathered for their annual general meeting April 8 at the Walker House in Southampton. President Jo Ann Ruetz welcomed the group and new member Paula Fischer. She reviewed resolutions for the provincial annual general meeting and solicited input from South Bruce members. […]
Tags
Lucknow Sentinel, April, Biodiversity, Books, Bruce, Bruce County, circular economy, Community, county, Economy, Events, followed, Free, Health, home, house, Huron, Increase, Information, Insurance, June, kincardine, List, local, Local News, maintenance, May, meeting, Municipality of Kincardine, new, News, Ontario, Other, photo, Plans, plants, president, Provincial, Recycling, ripley, show, social, South Bruce, Southampton, Sponsored, Sustainability, Teachers, Theatre, Wildlife, winter, women
Source
South Bruce RWTO learns about local sustainability initiatives

Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes ‘Kaloolah’ at Southampton

Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes ‘Kaloolah’ at Southampton
Kincardine News
Four times a week, 'Kaloolah' steamed north to Southampton, touching at Kincardine, Port Head, Inverhuron, Baie du Dore, and Port Elgin.
Four times a week, 'Kaloolah' steamed north to Southampton, touching at Kincardine, Port Head, Inverhuron, Baie du Dore, and Port Elgin.
Tags
Kincardine News, beach, Books, Brooklyn, Bruce, Bruce County, close, county, court, Damage, Detroit, died, Elgin, fall, freight, Goderich, Great Lakes, Hamilton, History, house, Huron, industry, Insurance, july, kincardine, lake, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, London, Michigan, new, New York, north, office, phoenix, photo, Policy, port elgin, river, room, Sarnia, Shelter, Shipwrecks, social, Southampton, St, Storm, summer, the conversation, Trail, Walkerton, who, Wiarton, Wind, winter
Source
Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes ‘Kaloolah’ at Southampton

House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding

House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding
Great Lakes Commission
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan celebrated the bipartisan American Water Stewardship Act after it passed the U.S. House. This allows reauthorization of funds for several regional water quality programs […]
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan celebrated the bipartisan American Water Stewardship Act after it passed the U.S. House. This allows reauthorization of funds for several regional water quality programs […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, funding, Great Lakes, great lakes restoration, house, invasive, Invasive Species, lakes, Michigan, Pollution, restoration, Water, water quality
Source
House passes bill to reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding
Subscribe to house