Author: The London Free Press
Teen cyclist hit by car north of Goderich, driver flees scene
Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit a 14-year-old cyclist then sped off. According to Huron County OPP, the collision took place on collision on Bluewater Highway, north of Airport Road, in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh around 8 p.m. on Oct. 15. Following the collision, which knocked a passenger mirror off the side of […]
Planning underway for 2028 Lucknow Reunion
Excitement is already building for the next Lucknow Reunion, set to take place June 30 to July 3, 2028, in commemoration of the town’s 170th anniversary. Lucknow area residents Tracey Simpson, Morten Jakobsen, and Cheryl Johnston have been appointed as co-chairs to oversee the event and are currently seeking volunteers to join the planning committee. […]
Jack-o-lantern Trail returning to Bruce Botanical Food Gardens
Jack-o-lanterns will once again illuminate the trail for visitors of Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) in Ripley the day after Halloween. “We had over 100 pumpkins last year and we hope to have that many again this year,” said Heather Newman, BBFG president, in an Oct. 15 email. Following the success of the inaugural Jack-o-lantern […]
OPP seeking driver who fled from collision in Huron-Kinloss
South Bruce OPP are asking for help identifying a driver who allegedly fled the scene of an accident in Huron-Kinloss with help from another man on Oct. 4. Police say they were called around 6:30 p.m. after a pickup truck reportedly crashed into a hydro pole in the area of Highway 21 and Concession 2. […]
Bruce County Memories: The greenhorn pioneer buys a pig
Did you hear the one about the pioneer who walked his dinner home? That would be the first settler in the eastern part of Arran Township, David Chalmers, a bachelor and a bit wet behind the ears. It was back in 1851, before Arran was surveyed into farm lots. Historian Norman Robertson tells the story, […]