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Figure skaters achieve gold
Two skaters with the Walkerton Figure Skating Club have achieved gold status this season – a huge accomplishment.
Peabody says announced changes to Durham hospital are ‘shocking’
Chris Peabody, Bruce County warden and mayor of Brockton, was called to a surprise meeting with South Bruce Grey Health Centre CEO Nancy Shaw on April 24.
Crime is not an urban or rural problem, it is everyone’s problem
It could be a very long, frustrating summer, if current police reports are any indication.
Brockton implements user fee for renovated local courts
The newly renovated tennis and pickleball courts in Walkerton will now come with a user fee. Brockton council approved establishment of a $50 seasonal fee and a daily use fee of $5.
Voting day set for DGR referendum in South Bruce
South Bruce Council approved a bylaw authorizing the “submission of a question” to the municipality’s electors through a referendum, subsequently setting dates for advanced voting and voting day.
Local quilt show wows guests
It is hard to believe that the cathedral at Knox Presbyterian Church could be any more beautiful, but the addition of the hundreds of quilts for the quilt show
South Bruce Dairy 4-H Club kick off 2024 season
Members and leaders of the South Bruce Dairy 4-H Club kicked off their 2024 season with their first meeting at the Teeswater Agri-Curl on April 3.
It’s still Easter
Happy Easter everyone! It’s true – it’s still Easter. Long after the colored eggs and chocolate bunnies are devoured, Jesus’ followers are still celebrating Easter. It’s a whole season really. Our Eastern Orthodox family members will be celebrating Easter well into the month of May.
Huron Bruce U11 86ers win OWHA provincials
HURON BRUCE – The U11 86ers hockey team won the 2024 OWHA (Ontario Women’s Hockey Association)…
Trout Unlimited Canada proposes ‘Cooling Streams Program” at former Witter’s Pond site
MILDMAY—On April 23, a Trout Unlimited Canada delegation proposed to South Bruce Council to plant…
Janes Walk: Wingham’s Alice Munro Tour, May 4
This Saturday, May 4 Jane’s Walk is coming to Huron County.
LDSS Junior Boys Hockey team win at the Canlan Spring Classic Tournament
The Listowel District Secondary School Lightning Junior Boys Hockey team travelled to York University April 24 and 25 to take part in the Canlan Spring Classic Tournament.
Wingham BIA clarifies position on Town Hall Theatre
The operation parameters of the Wingham Town Hall Theatre were openly discussed at the April 2 regular North Huron council meeting, but a decision on how to proceed was deferred to a later date after BIA Chair Dave Tiffin requested more time for a constructive conversation.
Friends of the NPPL to offer free books to young children
Friends of the North Perth Public Library (NPPL) announced a new initiative to aid in igniting a community-wide love of reading from an early age on April 26, at the Listowel branch.
