Tag: Canadian
Bruce County Memories – Olympic gold medallist settled in Teeswater
When Teeswater became home to “the world’s first great woman swimmer” you’d think she might talk about her past life. Yet she shrugged off her accomplishments. Her daughter Betty Smith said, “She was so modest, and if her career was discussed, she’d say, ‘Oh, that was a long time ago and I did it because […]
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: ‘MAN CHILD’ CELEBRATES CUP WIN
GEORGE WAITS FOR NAME TO BE CALLED Attack goaltender Carter George is expected to be one of the first goalies taken in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft this weekend. The draft at the Sphere in Las Vegas begins Friday night with the first round of selections and continues Saturday with rounds two through seven. NHL […]
Global fertilizer market navigates a changing world
The main concern is how crop prices are dependent on adverse weather
Global fertilizer market navigates a changing world
The main concern is how crop prices are dependent on adverse weather
Global fertilizer market navigates a changing world
The main concern is how crop prices are dependent on adverse weather
Olympic berth on the line this weekend for 17-year-old Julia Tunks
Julia Tunks has some added motivation heading into the Canadian track and field championships at Montreal this week.
14-year-old charged in mass shooting that killed Woodstock man
Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in a shooting that left two men dead and others wounded in a high school parking lot on a weekend in early June. Det. Sgt. Phillip Campbell says the teen is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted […]
Legacies live on as Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame reopens at Owen Sound legion Sunday
Music has a funny way of distorting time. When the Ridge River Ramblers started into Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl Sunday afternoon at the grand reopening of the Bruce Grey Music Hall of Fame at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound you could close your eyes and imagine a time before the fire when […]
Celebrity chef with long resume opens Southwestern Ontario eatery
Award-winning chef Shane Straiko recently opened his first restaurant, Straiko’s by the Lake, in Port Burwell