Canada’s first Black lawyer, Robert Sutherland (1830–1878), ran a law office in Walkerton for 20 years and was elected reeve in 1872. He was from Jamaica, the son of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother. What few know is that Sutherland single-handedly rescued Queen’s University from financial oblivion. There are no photographs of Sutherland […]
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Grey Bruce Public Health is asking the province whether merging with another health unit is merely a suggestion or a requirement. At the same time, it’s going to send out three letters to neighbouring health units to see if there would be a willing partner, local health board chair Sue Carleton said in an interview […]
Grey Bruce Public Health is asking the province whether merging with another health unit is merely a suggestion or a requirement. Read More
Grey Bruce Public Health is asking the province whether merging with another health unit is merely a suggestion or a requirement. At the same time, it’s going to send out three letters to neighbouring health units to see if there would be a willing partner, local health board chair Sue Carleton said in an interview […]
Grey Bruce Public Health is asking the province whether merging with another health unit is merely a suggestion or a requirement. Read More
Plans for the reopening of the Ripley Medical Centre are progressing. “What we’re looking forward to is circulating our existing inter-professional services through the Ripley medical clinic, kind of like a satellite site,” said Pam Rantz, Kincardine Family Health Team (FHT) executive director, in a Feb. 23 interview. “Hopefully, that can bring care closer to […]
The answer to food unaffordability isn’t food banks and other stop-gap programs, but rather to give people money to buy food for themselves, a local poverty reduction advocate says. That’s the long-term solution advocated for in Jill Umbach’s blog posts on the Grey Bruce Poverty Task Force website which began Feb. 23 and will run […]
The answer to food unaffordability isn’t food banks and other stop-gap programs, but rather to give people money to buy food for themselves, a local poverty reduction advocate says. Read More
The answer to food unaffordability isn’t food banks and other stop-gap programs, but rather to give people money to buy food for themselves, a local poverty reduction advocate says. That’s the long-term solution advocated for in Jill Umbach’s blog posts on the Grey Bruce Poverty Task Force website which began Feb. 23 and will run […]
The answer to food unaffordability isn’t food banks and other stop-gap programs, but rather to give people money to buy food for themselves, a local poverty reduction advocate says. Read More
Sixty walkers took to the street in support of United Way Perth-Huron and the Northern Huron Community Committee during the Coldest Night of the Year event in Wingham on Feb. 24. “Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Coldest Night walk,” said Lisa Harper, United Way’s community development manager for northern Huron. […]
A new fire chief has been announced in Huron-Kinloss. “I’m honoured, proud and thankful for this opportunity and excited to serve the community and work with an outstanding group of firefighters,” Jeff Bradley said of his new role with the Township, which was announced in a news release on March 5. “Leading both stations in […]
It was great to see the happy faces of the kids again as the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s “For Our Youth” club returned for the first meeting of the year on Saturday, Feb. 24. Leader Heather Newman graciously hosted five leaders and 14 members and helpers. We began our meeting by introducing this year’s […]
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Members of Kincardine’s municipal council and staff recently took part in a the 2024 Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) conference in Ottawa. “Nurturing existing relationships while fostering new connections is a terrific opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of what future needs and challenges will be, and how the Municipality of Kincardine can be a strategic […]
