The Dungannon Agricultural Society is in dire need of committed volunteers, or it could be forced to disband. “People are panicking a little bit,” society president Dave Sjaarda said in a March 19 phone interview, describing the community’s reaction to the news. In a letter posted to the society’s social media on March 13, the […]
The Great Lakes Seaway Development Corporation, which manages the U.S. side of operations on the waterway, warned residents on the St. Lawrence River that ice-breaking operations will start around March […]
The Great Lakes Environmental Festival is returning to Manistee, Michigan, for a fourth time on March 22. This date is also World Water Day, and the festival will be focused […]
The Poe Lock, and part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, will be opened early to all marine traffic by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on […]
Lucknow’s tight-knit community could be key for local businesses facing uncertain times. This is part of our series, How Canada Win.
Spring is coming — don’t listen to Wiarton Willie. The Kincardine and District Horticultural Society had its first meeting Monday, March 3 in the Miller Room at the Davidson Centre. As a distraction to our everlasting weather, we had a great turnout and we listened to Zackery Eybergen, a landscape gardener. Zack is from Point […]
A Huron-Kinloss resident is out $215,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam. According to South Bruce OPP, the victim received a bill from a utility company that was higher than their anticipated amount. When the victim spoke to someone that they believed was a company representative, they were told the issue was a processing […]
Following multiple weather-related postponements, the Lucknow legion was finally able to hold its annual public speaking competition on Feb. 23. In the primary division, Rory Miltenburg took first place, Martha Kraft was given second place, and Teliah Terpstra came in third. All four of the primary speakers are students at Brookside Public School. The junior […]
This year’s Coldest Night of the Year walk in Wingham managed to raise $30,000 for United Way’s Northern Huron Connection Centre. On Feb. 22, dozens of walkers congregated at the Maitland River Community Church to participate in the event, which raised a total of $30,840. Although some area walks were forced to make adjustments due […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that would help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams. Indigenous Nations, nonfederal units of government, and incorporated nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants for up to $300,000 through […]
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are a critical piece to the ever-important Great Lakes shipping industry. Each year, from late March through mid-January of the next year, hundreds […]