There is a saying that opposites attract. We know this saying is true if you’re working with magnets. However, with people and relationships, it is complicated.
Perth County’s female entrepreneurs
Female entrepreneurs set up shop across Perth County in its early years. Independent women knew that ingenuity and hard work would result in, if not wealth, at least a comfortable life.
Memories of Wingham: John McDowell – Part II
The practice of mixed farming in the 1940s and ‘50s was, at times, a very “risky business.”
Acknowledge the wrong, take steps to repair and forgive
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9.
Perth County centennial celebration
In the summer of 1953, Perth County celebrated one hundred years of existence as an independent municipality. In the days leading up to a grand anniversary party, the Stratford newspaper traced the county’s history back to the 1820s when the Canada Company hacked a road through the Huron Tract and b
Empowerment
Friends, It wasn’t until It Takes A Village started several years ago, that I personally began to better understand the ways in which women in our community are exploited and live in fear for their safety and wellbeing.
Strolling down Memory Lane with the Walkerton Horticultural Society
This is the ninth in a series of garden articles from the early 2000s about Walkerton Horticultural Society activities, in loving memory of longstanding society president, Nancy Bajurny who was always dedicated to beautifying our town.
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week award presented to Dr. Hannah Jansen
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week has been a mainstay for the agricultural industry in Grey and Bruce counties since 1966.
NWMO donates new hydroponic unit to Teeswater library
The Bruce County Public Library (BCPL) recently announced a generous donation from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) – a cutting-edge hydroponic unit.
Barns in the Queen’s Bush
The Mill Pond Gallery and Bruce County Bookstore in Cargill hosted author, journalist and photographer Jon Radojkovic on July 29, as he presented his book, Barns of the Queen’s Bush. Radojkovic, who is president of Ontario Barn Preservation, and a timber framing expert, showcased antique barn buildi
Brockton awards Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award
The municipality has announced that the winner of this year’s Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award is Katelynn Lavergne, who’s studying environmental sciences at the University of Guelph.
Claiming the poets of Bruce County
Among Bruce County poets, two names stand out. I’m not speaking of James Stark of Paisley, or Robert Graham of Lucknow, or Mary Stinson of Ripley, or Pearl McKelvie Paterson Kerr of Chesley, poets all. But rather one woman and one man, whose verse achieved national recognition.
