Tag: Bruce
Search along Lake Huron shoreline continues for missing men
Fifteen volunteers searched the Lake Huron shoreline Sunday for signs of two men missing since 1995 and one man missing since January, but had no luck. Kirk Weidemann and Erwyn Cecil “Rody” Lippett went for an evening fishing trip in the lake July 21, 1995 and never returned. They left their Brucedale Conservation campsite about 8 p.m. Their […]
MacKay Centre for Seniors receives provincial funds
GODERICH – Provincial funding announced for The MacKay Centre for Seniors in Goderich is designed to help seniors stay fit, healthy and active in their community. Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson recently announced funding of $51,137 for the facility, part of the province’s Seniors Active Living Centres programs that connects seniors with resources and activities. “The […]
Paisley comes together to celebrate 150 years
Lawrence Gregg has called Paisley home for all 84 years of his life, and in that time as a resident, business owner, farmer and school bus driver he has come to know a lot of people. On the weekend as the small central Bruce County village marked its 150th anniversary with a giant Homecoming celebration, he […]
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Ignace council votes to be willing nuclear waste host community
Ignace Township council has made its decision: the community, between Thunder Bay and Kenora, would willingly be a host to a nuclear waste repository. Ignace and South Bruce are the final two candidates for a deep geological repository, or DGR, to house the waste. Roger Dufault, chair of the Township of Ignace’s resident ad hoc […]