Three die in Gunn-area house fire

On April 24, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Parkland RCMP responded to a report of a house fire in the area of Darbyson Estates, near Gunn in Lac Ste. Anne County. Multiple people were believed to be inside the residence at the time, but the home was fully engulfed, Parkland RCMP said. After the fire was […]

Lucknow Easter egg hunt sees a good crowd despite the cold

On Saturday, April 16, a good crowd came out to the Lucknow Lions Park for the annual Easter egg hunt, put on by the Lucknow Kinettes and Chamber of Commerce. The sun peeked out despite a cool breeze and between light snowfall, but that didn’t stop families from meeting with the Easter bunny and hunting […]

Easter Bunny returns to Lewis Park

After two years, the Ripley Easter egg hunt returned to Lewis Park on Saturday, April 16. The sun made an appearance between snowfall and gusty winds, however a good crowd attended the event, which is sponsored by the Ripley Busincess Community. Children aged 12 and under were assigned a numbered egg to look for within […]

Police Briefs

STUNT DRIVING CHARGE LAID   A resident of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is now facing a Stunt Driving charge for Excessive Speed following a traffic stop conducted by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Gorrie this week. On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at approximately 8:26 a.m., a Huron OPP officer was conducting speed enforcement patrols in Gorrie […]

Pitch in town clean up

Once again Covid is hampering the method we can use for this annual community betterment project. Based on the success of last year’s program, we are again turning to members of the public to “pitch-in” and make an effort to clean areas of over winter debris. This can be done anytime but we are making […]