Dickie’s Creek restoration project unveiled

A local ecological restoration project in Lucknow is providing vital habitat for turtles, combating erosion, and reintroducing rare native plants. “This is a significant project,” said Erin Gouthro from Maitland Conservation. “The Jakobsens have directly invested $35,000, not including large amounts of Lasse and Morten Jakobsen’s time to plan, plant, and maintain the site.” Gouthro […]

Fall fair draws mega crowd to Ripley

Cloudy skies and a few raindrops didn’t dampen the spirits of fairgoers in Ripley. Parking was scarce on Sept. 24 as the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair, held Sept. 22 to 25, drew a huge crowd.   Lines for rides were each at least 40 people deep waiting for their turn on midway classics like the tilt-a-whirl. […]

Huron-Kinloss, Wingham residents among 26 charged in regional drug bust

Twelve people in Grey-Bruce collectively were charged with 67 criminal and drug offences after a four-month, regional drug bust. They’re among 26 people facing 111 charges resulting from what police called Project Carlina. It involved nine search warrants executed Sept. 21. The investigation started in May after an increase in overdoses in Grey, Bruce, Huron […]

Meet Huron-Kinloss election candidates at two Lucknow events

The Lucknow and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting two nights of all-candidates meetings.  On Oct. 5, candidates running for Huron-Kinloss councillor seats will be available to answer questions from the public. Then on Oct. 6, those running for deputy mayor and mayor will be on hand. Both events begin at 7 p.m. at the […]

Letter to the Editor: Lack of transparency at South Bruce council

Letter to the Editor Two years in a row now, South Bruce council has been asked to video record their meetings and post these videos on YouTube. Protect Our Waterways (POW) has made this request, twice now, so that there would be a permanent record of not only the decisions council makes, but how and […]