Category: Lucknow Sentinel
NWMO picks Northern Ontario to store used nuclear fuel
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval of […]
Glen McNeil’s tenure as Huron County warden comes to a close
After four years serving as Huron County’s warden, Glen McNeil is handing over the gavel. McNeil, the mayor of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, had served a pair of two-year terms as the county’s warden, having first stepped into the role in 2021 and continuing until Nov. 27, 2024, when he presented the chain of office to acclaimed Warden […]
Huron-Kinloss requesting input ahead of budget deliberations
The Township of Huron-Kinloss has set up a survey to collect input on the 2025 budget. In order to ensure the Township is meeting the needs of its residents, a short 10-minute survey has been created on Have Your Say Huron-Kinloss. According to the Township, there are some additional questions for 2025 that will help provide […]
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 […]
Gay Lea Foods negotiating to sell Hewitt’s Dairy Limited
It acquired the processor ten years ago but does not see it as a fit moving forward
Smile cookies returning to Lucknow with a seasonal twist
Tim Hortons is once again selling Holiday Smile Cookies to benefit local charities. “Thank you to Tim Hortons in Wingham and Lucknow for choosing us,” said Mary Ellen Zielman, executive director for Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, in a Nov. 15 interview. “It’s a great way for the community to come together.” The Holiday […]
A calf season influenced by hunting, kijiji, and faraway
On a Tuesday at Hoard’s Station more than 100 regulars and not so regular customers gathered for the weekly sale
Senate gives final approval to two copyright bills
Farm groups welcome the moves, which allow farmers to make repairs and bypass digital locks
Garden tribute to Harlyn Madge, 7, planted at Brookside Public School
In March, Brookside Public School student Harlyn Madge was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died just one month later, on April 24, two days after her seventh birthday. In October, staff and students at the school were joined by members of Madge’s family in planting flowers as a tribute. “During the time of grief, […]