Tag: Community
Volunteer firefighters save dog from well near Bognor
Volunteer firefighters saved a dog from a 25-foot well accessed by a popular local nature trail near Bognor. The Inter-Township Fire Department responded to a distress call Monday evening for a dog needing rescue from the well of the Wilson property, a historic homesteading property featuring relics of a massive barn and hand-dug well accessed […]
PHOTOS: So you think you know scooter tricks?
They may be formally known as skateboard parks across London, but spots like the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre are also a perfect place for scooter tricks.
Alexandra Rose Long Table Dinner receives $10,000 donation from Masonic Lodge
GODERICH – The organizers of the Alexandra Rose Long Table Dinner recently announced a $10,000 donation from Maitland Masonic Lodge #33 A.F. and A.M. “This significant contribution highlights the lodge’s ongoing commitment to supporting the Goderich community and enriching local initiatives, in particular support for the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation,” a foundation press […]
New large-animal vet receives Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Prize
Recent Ontario Veterinary College graduate Dr. Jacky Normandeau received this year’s $1,000 Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Prize. Normandeau grew up outside the rural town of Uxbridge. Despite growing up in a town, she has plenty of farm experience. In high school, she worked on a hobby farm doing the daily chores and at a local […]
Local cyclists to raise money for Safe ‘N Sound during 700-kilometre ride
A 700-kilometre bicycle ride from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Tobermory will support Owen Sound’s Safe ‘N Sound drop-in centre. Tobermory duo Jason Runions and Steph Tkaczuk will travel the path of the Niagara Escarpment later this month, from Aug. 22 to 28. The owners of Level 5 Tiling & Renovations say they’re avid cyclists and adventurers who […]