Month: June 2024
Two Londoners claim Dream Lottery top prizes
Brian and Sharon Moore won the grand prize, while Al McIsaac took the 50/50 prize in the latest edition of the Dream Lottery.
Byers to serve as parliamentary assistant to Ontario’s minister of finance
Newly elected Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers is taking on the role of parliamentary assistant to Ontario’s minister of finance. Byers was appointed to the job and sworn in on June 29. “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to work directly with Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy,” said Byers in a release. “I have known Peter […]
Peninsula volleyball star set to rise on world stage this summer
Wiarton’s Jonny Pickett said he’s living the dream and still dreaming big. Most days, the former Peninsula Shores District School student wakes up and rollerblades the lakeshore boardwalk in Toronto to practice at Volleyball Canada’s Ashbridges Bay training centre with the national program’s summer development team. It’s been a successful summer. Pickett and his beach […]
RWTO connect with colleagues at lunch meeting
A bright, sunny day in late June is the perfect time for retired teachers to celebrate their freedom and connect with colleagues. Accordingly, 14 members of the South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) met in the enchanted gardens of vice president Frances Nixon June 22 with their lunches […]
Three southwestern Ontario MPPs named parliamentary assistants
Elgin-Middlesex-London’s Rob Flack, Chatham-Kent-Leamington’s Trevor Jones and Sarnia-Lambton’s Bob Bailey are among the 43 MPPs named by Premier Doug Ford as parliamentary assistants.
Five fun, free things to do on Canada Day
If you’re looking for no-cost ways to mark Canada’s 155th birthday on Friday, Free Press reporter Dan Brown has some suggestions, and you won’t have to go far to take part in them.
Pride parade returns to Kincardine streets
The streets were lined and the crowds were out for Kincardine Pride 2022. The return of the event on June 25 was welcome to the community’s usual lineup of summer events, though the social importance of this one stands out in post-pandemic Ontario. “We’re still the only Pride Parade in Bruce County and the whole […]
South Bruce Dairy club tours local farm operations
The South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club held its third meeting on June 25 and toured two local dairy operations. This year the Ripley 4-H Dairy Club and the Mildmay 4-H Dairy Club have joined together to form the South Bruce club. The club started the meeting at Doral Farms near Teeswater. Doral Farms is owned […]
Teenage cyclist killed in crash on rural road
The cyclist killed in a Wednesday night crash near Exeter was a teenager who lived in the area, Huron County OPP say. Emergency personnel responded about 9:50 p.m. to Crediton Road near Airport Line, southwest of Exeter, after receiving reports a cyclist had been struck by a car, Huron OPP said. The cyclist, who died […]
Grenade seller’s remorse earns him ‘extremely lenient’ 12-year sentence
Sean Sutherland said all the easy money he made illegally dealing in cocaine, guns and grenades kept him in the criminal business.