Euchre players were very competitive on Wednesday, Aug. 28
Walkerton Herald-Times
Province invests in emergency care in Huron-Bruce region
The Ontario government is investing a total of $14,466,222 between both Huron and Bruce counties through the province’s annual Land Ambulance Service Grant (LASG), to connect people to emergency care faster and increase the availability of ambulances.
Hanover Police arrest suspect in stabbing; charges laid in sexual assault in Paisley
On Aug. 27, shortly after 9 p.m. officers responded to a disturbance at a residence in the 500 Block of 10th Avenue, Hanover.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Neustadt celebrates 155 years
Just like St. Peter was told that he would be the rock for the early church, so St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Neustadt has stood “like a rock” for 155 years in the village.
Victoria Jubilee Hall asks council for help funding new stage curtains
Bob McCulloch, secretary of the Victoria Jubilee Hall committee, headed a delegation at the Aug. 27 meeting of Brockton council asking for assistance in purchasing new stage curtains.
‘No Stone Left Alone’ ceremony held at Paisley Cemetery on Aug. 10
Over 30 veterans buried in Paisley Cemetery were honoured during a “No Stone Left Alone” ceremony and then a poppy rock was placed on their graves on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Sacred Heart Parish Bazaar coming up on Sept. 11 in Mildmay
The arrival of September and back to school means the Mildmay Sacred Heart Parish Bazaar is right around the corner.
Weeklong workshop for prospective organists held in Walkerton
The Grey-Bruce chapter of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) recently held a week-long workshop in Walkerton to encourage people that are “organ curious” to develop the skills needed to begin a lifelong journey of making music on the “King of Instruments.”
Council supports all-way stop plan
Council voted to support the recommendations in the traffic report regarding the proposed development at 37 Yonge St., with the bylaw to be brought forward at a future meeting after completion and approval of site plan.
Area hospital future discussed at Chesley meeting
Although the format was the same at the Aug. 27 community engagement meeting in Chesley for South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) as the meeting the day before in Durham, the numbers were fewer and the tone less confrontational.
Otter Creek revegetation continues with volunteer fall planting
South Bruce Council has approved a motion to proceed with the fall planting as part of the revegetation project on Otter Creek in Mildmay.
Half-century celebrations abound
Fifty-year milestones are understandably rare for community organizations, but there are several coming up in our area within the next couple of weeks.
We need both supervised consumption sites and addiction treatment hubs
The provincial government’s plan to move supervised drug consumption sites from school zones looks good at first glance.
Walkerton Clean Water Centre 11th annual Maintenancefest a success
WALKERTON - The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WOWC) hosted 100 participants for the two-day Maintenancefest event in Walkerton on Aug. 27 and 28.
Brockton resident victim of Human trafficking
BROCKTON - South Bruce OPP officer, Const. Melissa Barfoot, said there’s a common misconception about human trafficking being a city problem. It’s not. It’s in rural areas, too.
