Month: June 2024
Zoo’s bid to display exotic animals gets early backing at city hall
City politicians shredded a proposed bylaw change Tuesday night that would allow a commercial zoo to display venomous snakes and other animals that are banned in London, saying it’s “filled with holes” and poses a threat to public safety.
Crash closes part of Wharncliffe, hydro lines damaged
Drivers who utilize Wharncliffe Road during their evening drive may have ran into longer delays than usual on Tuesday.
Area museum upgrades building, programs with $125,000 grant
A Southwestern Ontario museum has received a boost of almost $125,000 from the provincial government for additional workspaces and educational programs.
Grand farewell: Dennis Garnhum stepping down after seven years
The Grand Theatre will be looking for a new artistic director.
Downtown Owen Sound rally calls for protection of farmland, wetlands
The message was loud and clear in Owen Sound on Tuesday that Ontario’s farmland and wetlands need to be protected. And Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner, who was in town for a downtown rally, plans to take that message back to Queen’s Park in hopes that Doug Ford’s Conservative government will hear the concerns. […]
Six year sentence for West Grey drug dealer
A 31-year-old West Grey man has pleaded guilty to drug offences and was sentenced to six years in prison Monday. Dillon Joseph Irwin pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton to two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, in fentanyl and methamphetamine, on Nov. 1, 2021 in West Grey. A […]
Mass vaccination clinics in Elgin, Oxford to close
A trio of COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics in Elgin and Oxford counties will close permanently next month.
Snowmobiles stolen during break-in at rural property in Huron East
The thefts took place sometime between January 22 and January 28, 2023.
Seaforth Community Hospital ER on reduced hours to start February
The emergency department at Seaforth Community Hospital will experience reduced hours and overnight closures beginning this week.
Obituary – Margaret Small
MARGARET SMALL Margaret Angela Small of Kincardine passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Braemar Nursing Home in Wingham, in her 97th year. … Continue reading Obituary – Margaret Small
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