Author: The London Free Press
Police briefs
SOUTH BRUCE OPP ISSUE DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION On May 8, 2022, at 3:01 a.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped a vehicle along Concession 6 east in Carrick Township. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. A 20-year-old Municipality of Brockton resident was issued a 3-day driver’s license suspension […]
Purple Grove news
What a delight to drive in the countryside at this time of year and to see all the winter wheat so nice and green and the grass growing. I see some folks have been mowing their lawns already. AND, haven’t the daffodils been lovely this year. Thanks to everyone who has planted them on the […]
The “Kingsbridge Chronicles” continues with fourth musical
“A Line in the Dirt” is the fourth musical in the Kingsbridge Chronicles. Written by Warren Robinson and Mary Murdoch, featuring local actors and real events, this innovative musical is based on actual events in Ontario in the early 1990s. The struggle of farmers facing rising costs created the crisis where local farmers drew the […]
Crokinole update
April 30 Members of the Scone Crokinole Club met on Saturday, April 30th at the Chesley Fire Hall. A warm welcome was given to Kim Moore. Great to have new attendees. Scoring high for the men was Dan Hepburn with 58 points, Clare Kuepfer was second with 54 and George Ribey had 39 for […]
6,000 seedlings will be planted thanks to Pine River Watershed Initiative Network
The Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN) handed out 6,000 seedlings during their annual Free Seedling Give-Away Program, on Friday, May 6. On May 7, the 4H Conservation Club planted seedlings in Huron Township. The selection of seedlings for this year included white cedar, Norway spruce, black walnut, white birch, red and white pine, red […]