Several ladies from the Bervie Women’s Institute travelled to the Bruce Power Information Centre on June 4 to view the displays and see the video on nuclear energy. They then returned to the home of Diane Wilson in Kincardine for their meeting and lunch. Bev Berndt opened the meeting with the usual openings and the […]
The Great Lakes Fisheries Commission convened its annual meeting in Traverse City, Michigan, focusing on the critical issue of invasive species. A significant topic of discussion was the FishPass project […]
Local short-term rentals and overnight accommodation could end up being subject to a Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT). “I think this is an excellent project. Long overdue and much needed,” Kincardine Coun. Rory Cavanagh commented during council’s May 28 meeting. “Other places have beaten us to the punch for it.” During the meeting, a presentation was […]
South Bruce’s dairy club held its second meeting on May 20 at Character Holsteins in Deemerton, near Mildmay. Character Holsteins is a dairy farm that specializes in producing elite genetics for the Semex breeding company. The meeting started in the calving barn, where Greg Dietrich, co-owner of Character Holsteins, gave the club some background on […]
May is always a particularly busy month for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) as members plant the large tubs of annuals that appear around the village, clean up public gardens and host a plant sale on the long weekend. The cool spring has forced the group to put some planting on hold and […]