Kincardine’s Station Beach is the site of a first-of-its-kind in North America research project designed to improve beach safety.
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Saugeen Nature tours Kinghurst Nature Preserve
A group of eight people from the Saugeen Nature club toured the hardwood forest at Kinghurst Nature Reserve near Elmwood on a cool evening in early May to look at spring ephemerals.
Grey-Bruce MOH doesn’t anticipate major impact from monkeypox
Dr. Ian Arra, medical officer of health for Grey-Bruce, gave a presentation on monkeypox at the May 27 meeting of the board.
Hanover Community Players preparing for production of ‘Oliver!’ in December
Two audition sessions, one session of call backs, and the Hanover Community Players (HCP) musical production of Oliver!, and its cast is almost complete with 33 people assigned to various roles and ensembles, with more to come.
Hanover Community Players announce winner of 50/50 raffle
The Hannover Community Players have drawn the name of the lucky winner of its online 50/50 cash raffle for May. Iris Richardson (right) was the lucky winner of $355. She recently received her prize from Marg Poste, past chair of the Hanover Community Players. Proceeds of the online 50/50 raffle will
Local author Cindy Matthews to launch first book July 1 in Cargill
Cindy Matthews, educator, artist, and former Herald-Times columnist, has a new title – book author.
More than 75 walk and run to ‘defeat depression’ in Mildmay
Grey-Bruce Defeat Depression held its first in-person walk-run on Saturday, May 28 at the Mildmay arena.
Rotary Club holds 11th drawing of Walkerton Lottery
The Rotary Club of Walkerton held the 11th drawing of its Walkerton Lottery on May 27. Perry Davies (centre) made the draw under the watchful eyes of Rotarians Flo Gutscher (left) and Tim Mancell (right). Winners in this round include Ron and Pam Schumacher ($1,000), Mike Weber ($500), Albert and Sh
New Millennium Quilters Guild hosts ‘Making Memories’ 2022 quilt show
The New Millennium Quilters Guild holds a quilt show every four years. The show at the Mildmay-Carrick Community Centre on Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29 was well worth waiting for.
Bruce County Memories: My father was the milkman
Long before Olive and Gordon Hepburn ran the Hope Bay Post Office, Olive helped her father at the family dairy in Wiarton. Olive also wrote a lot for the Yearbook of the Bruce County Historical Society. In this story, from 1978, she tells how milk got delivered to the doorstep 100 years ago.
Bits and pieces
As I write this on Monday evening (actually, it’s closer to Tuesday morning, but who’s keeping track?), writer’s block has gotten the best of this writer’s brain.
Affordable housing a basic human right
Affordable housing has grown beyond being an election campaign issue.
Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award winner announced
This year’s winner of the Walkerton Clean Water Legacy Award is Viviane Weiland, a graduate of Walkerton District Community School studying environmental biology at McGill University in Montreal.
‘Welcome Back’ – Little Royal Fair a go for 2022
“It’s a go,” said Morgan Inglis, president of the Walkerton Agricultural Society.