Category: Lucknow Sentinel
Youth group explores McLarty Centre in Huron-Kinloss
The For Our Youth (FOY) horticulture club was thrilled to have a warm, sunny day to gather for our June meeting at the McLarty Centre. We had to cancel last year’s meeting due to thunder and lightning, so we were extra glad to be back at this wonderful outdoor learning space. Located just off Bruce […]
Bruce County Memories: Erie Belle blows up off Kincardine
Written by Bruce Krug (September 1965) and submitted by the Bruce County Historical Society On Nov. 21, 1883, the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously “Erie Belle” had been a passenger steamer, first on the Atlantic coast […]
Kincardine resident dies in single vehicle crash in Huron County
A 77-year-old Kincardine resident died following a crash Sunday morning in Huron County. The single motor vehicle crash in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh happened shortly after 9 a.m., a Huron County OPP news release said. The OPP, Bruce County Emergency Medical Services and Lucknow Fire Department responded. The 77-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and was […]
Region sees more job losses in healthcare and social assistance in June
The region’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.6 per cent in June, in line with the provincial unemployment rate, which decreased to 7.1 per cent. According to figures distributed by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, which includes Grey and Bruce counties, has the second lowest unemployment rate throughout […]
New Bruce County non-profit quickly completes more than 500 wildlife rescues
Bruce Wildlife Help hopes to lead the charge in one day establishing a local wildlife rehabilitation centre.