Category: Lucknow Sentinel
Dairy club learns about calving, calf care touring farm near Mildmay
South Bruce’s dairy club held its second meeting on May 20 at Character Holsteins in Deemerton, near Mildmay. Character Holsteins is a dairy farm that specializes in producing elite genetics for the Semex breeding company. The meeting started in the calving barn, where Greg Dietrich, co-owner of Character Holsteins, gave the club some background on […]
RDHS spring season takes flight with butterfly presentation
May is always a particularly busy month for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) as members plant the large tubs of annuals that appear around the village, clean up public gardens and host a plant sale on the long weekend. The cool spring has forced the group to put some planting on hold and […]
Huron-Kinloss flags lowered in honour of Walkerton teacher, 4 students
The Township of Huron-Kinloss is joining the Walkerton community in mourning the loss of a Walkerton teacher and four students who died as a result of a crash near London on Friday. “The Township of Huron-Kinloss has lowered its flags to half-mast in heartfelt solidarity with our neighbours in Brockton following the tragic motor vehicle […]
McHappy Day at Brookside P.S. held in honour of Harlyn Madge
Brookside student Harlyn Madge, 7, died in April 2024, just one month after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Community Living raising $500K to combat client housing shortage
Facing a “critical housing shortage” for its clients, Community Living Wingham and District (CLWD) has launched a $500,000 housing campaign to build long-term living spaces to address the need. “We are experiencing a severe backlog of clients seeking accommodation,” explained Jim Dore, CLWD president in a May 21 news release announcing a donation of $50,000 […]