Fanshawe College is suspending enrolment of students in 40 of its over 220 programs, the school announced Tuesday.
Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) welcomed Lauren Eby and Kathryn Bruce from the economic development department to their March 25 meeting in Point Clark to talk about tourism in Bruce County. Eby explained that the department focuses on tourism, agriculture and community development by supporting residents and businesses through various initiatives. One such well-known program is […]
Southwestern Ontario mayors are bracing for job losses due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, but remain optimistic
In a drastic step after months of tension, city politicians voted late Tuesday to abruptly dissolve the London Transit Commission and appoint a temporary team of five council members to oversee the public transit service. City council members voted 9-6 to take control of London Transit effective April 1, citing an increasingly fraught relationship between […]
“I’m blessed to be able to do this,” said Lisa Harper, resource development manager for United Way Perth-Huron. Harper was the guest speaker at the March 20 meeting of the Kinloss Kairshea Women’s Institute, held at the former Lucknow town hall and she spoke on the Northern Huron Connection Centre (NHCC) in Wingham. The NHCC […]
Spring can’t come soon enough for members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) who met March 12 following cancelled meetings in both January and February. This was the traditional March Break meeting combining youth and adult members, visitors and guests for fun and education on the theme of “Digging in the Dirt.” In […]
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 […]
Ontario grain growers – caught in the crossfire of Canada's trade war – speak about how tariffs will affect their operations
Community-pooled funds are helping boost charities and projects in the region. This is Part Three of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford agreed Tuesday to suspend the province’s surcharge on electricity it exports to three states after a top American official extended an “olive branch” in the form of a meeting in Washington to talk free trade. Ford called Tuesday for cooler heads to prevail in the United States’ trade war against Canada, […]
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 […]