Author: The London Free Press
Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 […]
Gay Lea Foods negotiating to sell Hewitt’s Dairy Limited
It acquired the processor ten years ago but does not see it as a fit moving forward
Smile cookies returning to Lucknow with a seasonal twist
Tim Hortons is once again selling Holiday Smile Cookies to benefit local charities. “Thank you to Tim Hortons in Wingham and Lucknow for choosing us,” said Mary Ellen Zielman, executive director for Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, in a Nov. 15 interview. “It’s a great way for the community to come together.” The Holiday […]
A calf season influenced by hunting, kijiji, and faraway
On a Tuesday at Hoard’s Station more than 100 regulars and not so regular customers gathered for the weekly sale
Senate gives final approval to two copyright bills
Farm groups welcome the moves, which allow farmers to make repairs and bypass digital locks
Garden tribute to Harlyn Madge, 7, planted at Brookside Public School
In March, Brookside Public School student Harlyn Madge was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died just one month later, on April 24, two days after her seventh birthday. In October, staff and students at the school were joined by members of Madge’s family in planting flowers as a tribute. “During the time of grief, […]
Mahon: $800 million is a huge number, until it isn’t
The AAA estimated that animal activist groups will earn about $800 million in the U.S. in 2024 from charitable donations by its members.
It’s official: South Bruce is a willing DGR host
On Nov. 12, South Bruce council adopted the narrow referendum decision in favour of being host to an underground vault for used nuclear fuel, thereby unlocking a $4 million “milestone payment,” whether the facility is built there or not. Council members in a unanimous recorded vote adopted the community’s vote and directed that the Nuclear […]
Wingham hospital foundation reaches $3.6M goal for CT scanner purchase
The Wingham hospital is getting its CT scanner. On Nov. 11, the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation announced having successfully raised the funds needed to cover the cost of purchasing the scanner, as well as the required facility renovations to accommodate the machine. The foundation’s Caring Together campaign began in late 2023 with the goal of […]
Nighttime Santa Claus Parade making annual return in Lucknow
Preparations are underway for Lucknow’s annual Santa Claus Parade. “We often have 20 to 35 entrants, service groups, school, churches, business, horses,” Dale Lougheed, Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club member, said of the event, which is organized through a partnership between the local Kinsmen and Lucknow’s chamber of commerce. Themed “Superhero Christmas,” the parade takes […]