Tag: Bruce
Wiarton doctor retires after 40 years
A beloved Wiarton doctor is calling it a career and hanging up the stethoscope after 40 years. Dr. John Van Dorp hopped in the car with his wife Geneva Thursday morning and headed to Blythe to take in some theatre. “I went to a seminar a number of years ago about preparing for retirement, and […]
Hockey team-owning deputy mayor resigns after arena outburst
The deputy mayor of a rural community north of London who also owns the local Jr. C hockey team has resigned from politics following a watchdog’s report into arena staff’s harassment complaints.
Danuta Valleau receives provincial award for volunteer efforts
Danuta Valleau is this year’s Ontario Senior of the Year Award winner in Georgian Bluffs. The Georgian Bluffs resident was nominated by the township for volunteering in many ways but particularly concerning climate action. Last year she won the township’s Lifetime Volunteer Award. “Thank you, Danuta, for your tireless efforts in promoting environmental stewardship, youth […]
Nominations open for Afro Caribbean Youth
Nominations are now open for this year’s Afro Caribbean Youth Awards. For the second year, the Municipality of Kincardine is collaborating with community partners for the awards in recognition of Afro Caribbean youth living in Grey and Bruce counties who demonstrate creativity, leadership, cultural dignity, academic merit, community involvement, advocacy for social justice, commitment to […]
Impaired driving charges laid after car hits Shallow Lake home
Police say no one was injured when an impaired driver crashed into a Shallow Lake home on Sir Johns Crescent, just before midnight Wednesday. The homeowners were sitting in the room that the vehicle hit, Grey Bruce OPP said in a release. A photograph of the aftermath shows a heavily damaged car on the front lawn, […]