Author: Lucknow Sentinel
Billy Bishop Museum seeks Afghanistan vets’ stories for exhibit
Canadian Afghanistan War veterans willing to share their stories will be included in a new exhibit at the Billy Bishop Museum this spring. Canada joined an international coalition force against the al-Qaeda terrorist network and Taliban regime following the 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001. Canadian soldiers served there between 2001 and 2014. […]
Affordable housing advocate Ken Thomson has died
Local affordable housing champion Ken Thomson, whose dedication he attributed to his upbringing as a foster child, died at home Tuesday. He was 85. His 32 years of work with the Owen Sound Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corp. and Owen Sound Housing Company was recognized with awards in 2019, when he stepped down as chair. Combined, […]
Heathcote Paralympian to help Team Canada in quest for gold
Heathcote’s Rod Crane will help Canada’s Para Ice Hockey team at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing as the Canadians look to return to the podium. It will be Crane’s first trip to the Paralympic Games after competing with Team Canada at the last two world championships and earning two silver medals. Crane grew […]
Wiarton brownies and sparks doing their ‘tiny part’ to help Ukrainians
Brenda Bamford of Wiarton has watched with sadness and shock with much of the rest of the world as the war in Ukraine has unfolded over the past week. As she watched the almost constant images of the fighting and families fleeing for their lives towards their country’s borders, she decided she had to do […]
Chapman family doing everything they can to help relatives in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is hitting home for Ashley and Lesya Chapman – literally. Lesya Chapman, who was born and raised in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, said on Tuesday there is a feeling of helplessness, but she is doing all she can to help her home country and her family. “It is absolutely devastating […]