Author: Lucknow Sentinel
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Lucknow organizations among Community Well-Being Program funding recipients
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Area organizations are once again receiving a funding boost through Huron-Kinloss’ Community Well-Being Program, including many in Lucknow. Lucknow’s legion is receiving $8,000 for kitchen renovations, the Lucknow Lawn Bowling Club is receiving $7,160 for safety improvements, Lucknow Kites in the Field is receiving $4,050, the Lucknow Lancers hockey team is receiving $1,700 for a…
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Bruce Power pledges $100K toward CT scanner purchase at Wingham hospital
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The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation is another donation closer to purchasing a new CT scanner for the Wingham hospital. The foundation recently announced a pledge of $100,000 from Bruce Power toward the Caring Together campaign, which aims to raise at least $2.5 million to cover the cost of the equipment and required facility renovations…
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Lucknow ball diamond improvements completed through joint effort
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The Lucknow recreation department, Lucknow and District Community Centre board and the Lucknow and District Chamber of Commerce recently put their resources together in a joint effort to improve the spectator seating at the top of the community centre ball diamond. The existing beam and post bench seats that had been placed there in the…
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End-of-life planning workshops being held in Kincardine, Ripley and Southampton
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Huron Shores Hospice is hosting three end-of-life planning workshops in May. The free workshops provide an outline to complete a personalized plan at home and will help answer questions such as what you consider a good quality of life, where your preferred location for care is and what to consider before naming a substitute decision…
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Lions Club pledges $25K toward Wingham hospital CT scanner purchase
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The Lions Club of Wingham has committed to donating $25,000 in support of the Caring Together campaign, raising funds to purchase a new CT scanner for the hospital. According to to a Wingham and District Hospital Foundation news release, the Lions Club of Wingham has been a generous donor to the hospital since 1984, helping to bring…
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Grey-Bruce physician recruitment initiative moves forward
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A community-driven effort to tackle physician recruitment and retention across Grey-Bruce has received a funding commitment that will help launch the regional initiative. The Grey Bruce Owen Sound Physician Recruitment and Retention Task Force held a community stakeholder meeting at Georgian College’s Owen Sound campus on May 1. They came away with a commitment from…
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Community cleanup event hosted by Lucknow’s chamber of commerce
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The Lucknow and District Chamber of Commerce held its annual community-wide cleanup over the last two weeks of April. Initially started in 2000 as a centennial project, Pitch-in Canada, based in British Columbia, has now been running for 25 years. Although, it has evolved over those years. What was once an evening in late April…
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Huron Fringe Field Naturalists enjoy the beauty of wild orchids
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The Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN) welcomed Audrey Armstrong and Willy Waterton to speak about their quest to find and document wild orchids at the April 23 meeting. Both members of the Owen Sound Field Naturalists (OSFN) club, this husband and wife team took on the challenge in 2021 of updating the OSFN guide to…
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Mayor shares personal story of workplace death on Day of Mourning
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South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz said the death of his friend in a workplace mishap 20 years ago still eats at him. Goetz was one of several local political and labour leaders and others who spoke at a small gathering to mark Canada’s National Day of Mourning in Chesley on April 28. His friend Bob King…
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Inpatient beds at Durham hospital moving to Walkerton and Kincardine in June
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The South Bruce Grey Health Centre is moving all 10 inpatient beds from its Durham hospital to sites in Walkerton and Kincardine in June as the hospital organization aims to stabilize operations amid a worsening staff shortage. The Durham Hospital will continue to operate for urgent and emergent care needs daily from 7 a.m. to…