Tag: Community
‘Sweet and thoughtful’: Mom mourns girl, 7, swept away in Thames River
A “sweet and thoughtful” little girl, Anna Bielli loved to sing and share â often even saving half her sandwich for her mother. Taken from her by the Thames River in London, Karen Fermill says she now longs to give her seven-year-old daughter a final hug. The bereaved London woman found out from police that […]
Michigan’s electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Shore to Shore racers wait out thunderstorm before hitting the road
A thunderstorm that bubbled up threw a curveball at organizers of the Rotary Club of Wiarton’s Shore to Shore Race, but it couldn’t stop the Civic Holiday weekend tradition from going ahead. The start time of the annual road race across the Bruce Peninsula was pushed back to let the storm pass on Monday morning, […]
Open house highlighting Hindu culture in Kincardine
A full slate of activities is planned for Victoria Park in celebration of Hindu culture. “What better way to meet your neighbours than to share in an exciting afternoon of great music and delicious food?” said Chandra Tripathi, founding member of Kincardine Multicultural Celebrations, in a news release announcing the event, which is being used […]
Community comes out for Wiarton Homecoming Weekend
Sisters Jeanette Mallard and Margaret Adams- Williams were enjoying the chance to catch up with family and friends at the inaugural Wiarton Homecoming Weekend. The pair said they had spent almost the entire day at the event on Saturday and were met with a near-constant parade of familiar faces to reminisce with. “We have been […]