What makes Ontario’s agri-food industry strong is the abundance of strong, confident and spirited farmers we have leading our organizations and businesses, striving towards building a bright future for the next generation.
Cartoon: Walkerton Herald-Times – June 24, 2021
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Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board releases 2021-2022 budget highlights
HANOVER – The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board approved a balanced and compliant budget…
Freiburger Race Team makes donation
Freiburger Race Team makes donation – Freiburger Race Team #37 has a tradition of donating all their winnings to help others. On June 12, the team made a donation to Melissa Kuntz, who is fighting cancer. She’ll use the funds to help with parking, fuel, food and other expenses.
Formosa Lions still planning, wishing pandemic would come to an end
The Formosa Lions held their last business meeting of the current Lions year on June 9. President Lion Frank Jacobi welcome 16 members virtually with Zoom.
Site prep has begun for Formosa Country Christmas shed
The Formosa Country Christmas (FCC) committee – with the assistance of the Formosa Lions Club, Municipality of South Bruce and Goetz Contracting from Mildmay – began the first “dig” on the site for a shed to store items for the Formosa Country Christmas event to be held Dec. 2 – 5, 2021.
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week awards 13th annual prize to local vet
On June 12, the OVC Class of 2021 virtual veterinary oath ceremony took place. The GBFW committee was delighted to watch this ceremony and to announce that Dr. Heather Reinhardt is the recipient of the 2021 award.
Bruce County Library’s Summer Reading Club returns
BRUCE COUNTY – No matter your age or reading level, the Bruce County Public Library has a…
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority issues flood outlook statement
GREY-BRUCE – The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority advises that a strong storm system will be…
Ontario to move to Step 2 of reopening plan on June 30
TORONTO — Ontario will be entering step two of its “Roadmap to Reopen” plan on June 30, two…
Junior Farmers clubs: Then and now
The Junior Farmers clubs in Ontario were formed in 1914. According to the official website: “…30 young farmers huddled in a classroom in Woodbridge, Ontario for the final class of their six-week course to learn the “principles upon which everyday farm life are based.
Cartoon: May 20, 2021
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THE IVORY SILO: Closing the page on 2020
By Stewart Skinner Need a last-minute Christmas gift for an old friend who has moved away? How…
THE IVORY SILO: What can I do?
By Stewart Skinner Last summer our family was given the opportunity to operate a farm in Bruce…
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By Stewart Skinner This piece needs to be prefaced with an acknowledgment that I am ill equipped to…
