Local duo assisting in getting donations to Ukraine
On Monday, February 28, Susan Goetz alongside Sophie Pal made their first of many trips to Goderich with a van-load of local donations to be sent to Ukraine via Ukrainian citizen Iuliia Dovzhenko. The two were requested by Dovzhenko to be the central point of contact for Kincardine. “She was so overwhelmed by the generosity […]
Q+A: First Indigenous co-ordinator at Western University’s affiliate colleges
The grandson of Walpole Island’s first graduate of Huron University College, Sean Hoogterp now has the job of overseeing Indigenous initiatives at that school and Brescia and King’s university colleges.
Fire destroys workshop, cause undetermined
Fire destroyed a workshop near a home along East Bayshore Road/Grey Rd. 15 Wednesday night, on the eastern fringe of the city, Inter Township Fire Department Deputy Chief Andy Redmond said. The homeowner reported the fire just before 8 p.m. and firefighters arrived six minutes later but the roof had already caved in and the […]
Police looking for man who tried to coax teen into van
Oxford OPP were called about the suspicious vehicle on Charles Street in Ingersoll around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Fish Hatchery receives donation, sees good turnout for “Fin clipping”
On Saturday, February 26, approximately thirty volunteers and members of the Lake Huron Fishing Club came out for their second day of “fin clipping”. This process happens once annually, where the adipose fin is partially or fully clipped to mark the trout or salmon. The ministry requires all hatcheries to do this so that they […]
Minor hockey coach turfed after stick thrown at referee: Police
A Southwestern Ontario minor hockey coach was escorted from a game by Ontario Provincial Police officers after throwing a piece of a broken stick at a referee. It was about 8 p.m. Wednesday when police say they were called to Talbot Gardens, a hockey arena in Simcoe, for reports of a disturbance involving a coach […]
Bervie W. I. report
Bervie Women’s Institute met via Zoom on March 2 with President Janice Hewitt opening the meeting with a poem “Early Spring”, O Canada, the Opening Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect. Thirteen members answered the roll call with show & tell – many had beautiful sewing projects to share & other items of interest. Betty […]
Family escapes burning St. Thomas home
Firefighters were called to the home on Chestnut Street early Friday morning.
City hall spent $5M in 2021 on its core-area action plan. Is it working?
After testing interventions such as ambassadors, street cleaning and a focus on live events, city hall recommends London keep at some of what it’s done to help breathe new life into the core and Old East Village.
Toyota, Cami keep COVID safety measures in place for workers
Ontario may be easing its COVID-19 restrictions, but Cami Assembly and Toyota are not following suit any time soon.