HANOVER – The Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village is a unique educational safety facility, even compared to the nine other children’s safety villages (and the two more being built) in the province. It’s the only one with a rural focus, located as it is, in an area where the agricultural sector is key. The safety…
Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village officially opens new ‘build a barn’ project
Pauline KerrAugust 14, 2025 @ 7:45 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

GRAND OPENING - Cutting ribbon for the Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village’s new barn are Chris Cossitt, president of the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture; Grey County Warden Andrea Mastrosovs; Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, minister of rural affairs; West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles; Marilyn Rosner, Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village board president; Jackie Pennings, Grey and Bruce federations of agriculture office administrator; Kevin Hilgendorff, Safety Village; Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers; Kristina Parsons, Safety Village; Curtis Watson, Safety Village; Chatsworth Mayor Scott Mackey; Drew Spoelstra, OFA president, and South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz. In front on the small tractor is Camden Grubb. (Pauline Kerr photo)

