Setting fires on purpose to cut risk of catastrophic wildfires

Setting fires on purpose to cut risk of catastrophic wildfires
Great Lakes Echo
By Victoria Witke Wildfire risk is predicted to stay elevated in the Upper Midwest from drought and high winds. That’s risky for the region’s pristine inland lakes, but land managers are working to reduce wildfire risk in the Northwoods with controlled burns.
By Victoria Witke Wildfire risk is predicted to stay elevated in the Upper Midwest from drought and high winds. That’s risky for the region’s pristine inland lakes, but land managers are working to reduce wildfire risk in the Northwoods with controlled burns.
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Setting fires on purpose to cut risk of catastrophic wildfires

Retiring Kincardine Township-Tiverton P.S. teachers reflect on careers

Retiring Kincardine Township-Tiverton P.S. teachers reflect on careers
Kincardine News
Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School (KTTPS) teachers Brenda Colquhoun and Tracy Hallam were celebrated during a recent assembly at the school as they enter retirement. Below are a few words each submitted in reflection of their careers in education. Tracy Hallam: I began supply teaching after graduating from Teacher’s College and continued for a few years […]
Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School (KTTPS) teachers Brenda Colquhoun and Tracy Hallam were celebrated during a recent assembly at the school as they enter retirement. Below are a few words each submitted in reflection of their careers in education. Tracy Hallam: I began supply teaching after graduating from Teacher’s College and continued for a few years […]
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Retiring Kincardine Township-Tiverton P.S. teachers reflect on careers

Nature club enjoys artistic photography at annual general meeting

Nature club enjoys artistic photography at annual general meeting
Kincardine News
Members of the Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) club enjoyed the artistic photography of Rob Wray at their June 23 meeting in Point Clark. Rob Wray, a member of both the Owen Sound Field Naturalist Club and the Bruce Birding Club, has come to photography and birding only in the last five years and is largely […]
Members of the Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) club enjoyed the artistic photography of Rob Wray at their June 23 meeting in Point Clark. Rob Wray, a member of both the Owen Sound Field Naturalist Club and the Bruce Birding Club, has come to photography and birding only in the last five years and is largely […]
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Nature club enjoys artistic photography at annual general meeting

Joey Havers Memorial Walk raises over $10,000 for Wingham hospital

Joey Havers Memorial Walk raises over $10,000 for Wingham hospital
The Lucknow Sentinel
The first annual Steps that Give Back: Joey Havers Memorial Walk held on June 13 generated $10,554 for the Wingham and District Hospital. The new event was created by Mary Havers in honour of her brother, Joey, a beloved member of the Wingham community known for his kindness and generosity who passed away in August […]
The first annual Steps that Give Back: Joey Havers Memorial Walk held on June 13 generated $10,554 for the Wingham and District Hospital. The new event was created by Mary Havers in honour of her brother, Joey, a beloved member of the Wingham community known for his kindness and generosity who passed away in August […]
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Joey Havers Memorial Walk raises over $10,000 for Wingham hospital

KTTPS students, staff raise $1,500 toward new Kincardine high school

KTTPS students, staff raise $1,500 toward new Kincardine high school
Kincardine News
Staff and students at Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School (KTTPS) have been hard at work showing their school spirit and commitment to the community through their participation in the March to a Million fundraiser in support of the new Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS). Their efforts have raised an impressive $1,500, demonstrating that even small steps […]
Staff and students at Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School (KTTPS) have been hard at work showing their school spirit and commitment to the community through their participation in the March to a Million fundraiser in support of the new Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS). Their efforts have raised an impressive $1,500, demonstrating that even small steps […]
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KTTPS students, staff raise $1,500 toward new Kincardine high school

Huron author’s debut collection to support community initiatives

Huron author’s debut collection to support community initiatives
The Lucknow Sentinel
A local author’s debut project will support survivors of domestic abuse. Kiara Jane Markle is set to launch her debut poetry anthology, Paperwork of a Ghost: A Survivor’s Blueprint. A collection of 60 poems, the book documents her 20-year journey through childhood trauma, system navigation, and building a safe life from scratch.  Markle said her passion for writing started as a […]
A local author’s debut project will support survivors of domestic abuse. Kiara Jane Markle is set to launch her debut poetry anthology, Paperwork of a Ghost: A Survivor’s Blueprint. A collection of 60 poems, the book documents her 20-year journey through childhood trauma, system navigation, and building a safe life from scratch.  Markle said her passion for writing started as a […]
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Huron author’s debut collection to support community initiatives

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 […]
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Youth group begins planting at Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Multiple nominees entering election race in Huron-Kinloss

Multiple nominees entering election race in Huron-Kinloss
The Lucknow Sentinel
Municipal council hopefuls have begun submitting applications in Huron-Kinloss. The Township of Huron-Kinloss council is comprised of a mayor, deputy mayor, and five councillors-at-large. The nomination period opened on May 1 with Aug. 21 being the last day applications are being accepted ahead of the October election. According to the unofficial list of candidates posted […]
Municipal council hopefuls have begun submitting applications in Huron-Kinloss. The Township of Huron-Kinloss council is comprised of a mayor, deputy mayor, and five councillors-at-large. The nomination period opened on May 1 with Aug. 21 being the last day applications are being accepted ahead of the October election. According to the unofficial list of candidates posted […]
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Multiple nominees entering election race in Huron-Kinloss

Nominations trickling in for seats on Kincardine council

Nominations trickling in for seats on Kincardine council
Kincardine News
Municipal council hopefuls have begun submitting applications in Kincardine. The nomination period opened on May 1 with Aug. 21 being the last day applications are being accepted ahead of the October election. According to the unofficial list of candidates posted on the municipal website, as of June 20, six applications had been received, including two […]
Municipal council hopefuls have begun submitting applications in Kincardine. The nomination period opened on May 1 with Aug. 21 being the last day applications are being accepted ahead of the October election. According to the unofficial list of candidates posted on the municipal website, as of June 20, six applications had been received, including two […]
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Nominations trickling in for seats on Kincardine council

LETTER: Additional jails an ‘expensive Band-Aid solution’

LETTER: Additional jails an ‘expensive Band-Aid solution’
Kincardine News
Another week, another expensive full page ad bragging about the Ford government building more jails. This unpopular government (Ford has the lowest approval rating of all the Canadian premiers) sure knows how to spend taxpayer money, not just on a lot of self-promotional advertising, but on things we don’t need. Over 80 per cent of […]
Another week, another expensive full page ad bragging about the Ford government building more jails. This unpopular government (Ford has the lowest approval rating of all the Canadian premiers) sure knows how to spend taxpayer money, not just on a lot of self-promotional advertising, but on things we don’t need. Over 80 per cent of […]
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LETTER: Additional jails an ‘expensive Band-Aid solution’

Register for Bruce County Public Library’s 2026 TD Summer Reading Club

Register for Bruce County Public Library’s 2026 TD Summer Reading Club
The Lucknow Sentinel
Young readers are invited to dive into a summer of discovery through the Bruce County Public Library (BCPL) 2026 TD Summer Reading Club. Registration opens on June 27 at all 17 BCPL branches. This year’s theme explores the wonders of water through eight weeks of programs, activities, and special events for children and families across […]
Young readers are invited to dive into a summer of discovery through the Bruce County Public Library (BCPL) 2026 TD Summer Reading Club. Registration opens on June 27 at all 17 BCPL branches. This year’s theme explores the wonders of water through eight weeks of programs, activities, and special events for children and families across […]
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Register for Bruce County Public Library’s 2026 TD Summer Reading Club

Pearson: Can we reclaim what we’ve lost to social media

Pearson: Can we reclaim what we’ve lost to social media
The London Free Press
Aza Raskin did not mean to break anything. He just wanted to make scrolling easier. It was 2006, and this interface designer was annoyed by the little button you had to had to click at the bottom of a webpage to load the next one. So he removed it. The page would simply continue, endlessly. […]
Aza Raskin did not mean to break anything. He just wanted to make scrolling easier. It was 2006, and this interface designer was annoyed by the little button you had to had to click at the bottom of a webpage to load the next one. So he removed it. The page would simply continue, endlessly. […]
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Pearson: Can we reclaim what we’ve lost to social media
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