Tim Hortons restaurant owners and millions of generous Tim Hortons guests helped to break a new Smile Cookie record by raising $19.7 million for local charities and community groups across the country.
Jesus shared our human condition
Because we focus so much on Jesus as the Son of God, we often forget to consider that Jesus was also human.
Renowned architect Cornelius Soule made mark across Canada
Many interesting people have passed through Stratford over the years, and one of those was architect Cornelius John Soule. When he arrived, an article was published in the Stratford Beacon Weekly, introducing and welcoming him to the city.
#NextGenNetwork hosts successful community cleanup
Fifteen volunteers from across South Bruce gathered in downtown Mildmay and Teeswater the evening of June 13 to assist in tidying the community.
Wingham and Area Historical Society’s June meeting features trains, railways of Wingham’s past
The Wingham and Area Historical Society held its sixth public meeting at the Alice Munro Library on Wednesday, June 14.
Mildmay-Carrick will soon be ‘Better Together’
“Better Together!” That’s the buzz around Mildmay-Carrick as the community is now less than 50 sleeps away from hosting its 2023 homecoming.
South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club tours Belmoral Farms
The third meeting of the South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club was recently held at Belmoral Farms, outside of Teeswater.
Rotary Club announces grand prize winner of Walkerton Lottery
The Rotary Club drew the grand prize-winning ticket of this series of the Walkerton Lottery on June 15.
Land of the big smoke
In early June 2023, smoke from wildfires in Quebec blanketed Ontario and turned New York City skies orange. Bruce County escaped the worst of the big smoke, but it hasn’t always been so lucky.
Brockton Police Services Board makes donation to food bank
The Brockton Police Services Board donated a portion of the proceeds from their OPP unclaimed items auction to the Walkerton and District Food Bank and Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. Members of the Brockton Police Board, Coun. Carl Kuhnke, left, and Coun. Tim Elphick, right, present the donation
Strolling down Memory Lane with the Walkerton Horticultural Society
This is the sixth in a series of garden articles from the early 2000s about Walkerton Horticultural Society activities. Articles will be published several times over the next few months in loving memory of longstanding society president, Nancy Bajurny who was always dedicated to beautifying our town
Province’s new mobile clinic aims to make mental health, addictions help easier for rural residents to access
The new mobile mental health and addictions clinic in Huron-Bruce and Perth-Wellington will help to connect people to high-quality, low-barrier mental health and addictions services in underserved regions of the province, as stated in a press release from Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson’s office.
Bruce County appoints new director of transportation
Bruce County has announced the appointment of Adam Stanley as the new director of transportation and environmental services, effective June 19.
Mildmay students paint ‘poppy rocks’
Over the past couple of weeks, several classrooms at Sacred Heart School in Mildmay were painting ‘Poppy Rocks’ with Mrs. Price in their library program. Members of Walkerton Legion will soon place the rocks on the graves of veterans in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Cemetery and Sacred Heart Cemetery in Mi
