Tag: Community
Crown seeks a one-year jail sentence for church arson at Saugeen
Sentencing for a man found guilty of setting a church fire at Saugeen First Nation four years ago will be on Nov. 27. Emric Thompson, 50, was found guilty in September of arson at the Church of Jesus Christ, at 379 Scotch Settlement Rd., and mischief over $5,000 to a pavilion there where worship services […]
Owen Sound girl selling crafty creations to help people of Ukraine
An Owen Sound youngster has put her creativity to work to help the people of Ukraine. Scarlet Fleming, 9, has been busy the last couple of days creating ornaments, bows and wreaths for her table at the eighth annual East Ridge Community School Craft and Vendor Show being held at the school this Saturday from 9 […]
Smile cookies returning to Lucknow with a seasonal twist
Tim Hortons is once again selling Holiday Smile Cookies to benefit local charities. “Thank you to Tim Hortons in Wingham and Lucknow for choosing us,” said Mary Ellen Zielman, executive director for Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, in a Nov. 15 interview. “It’s a great way for the community to come together.” The Holiday […]
Environmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill
Melting ice. Wildfire smoke. Crop losses. Climate change is already having an impact on the Great Lakes region. According to a 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in order to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, humanity would have to reach net-zero emissions by the 2070s.
A calf season influenced by hunting, kijiji, and faraway
On a Tuesday at Hoard’s Station more than 100 regulars and not so regular customers gathered for the weekly sale