Tag: Hanover
Torch run for Special Olympics to travel across Grey-Bruce
The Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Ontario will make its way through Grey and Bruce counties on Tuesday. Members of the Owen Sound Police Service, Saugeen Shores Police Service, Hanover Police Service, West Grey Police Service and the OPP will be walking and running routes in a number of area communities, […]
Legacy projects form as communities remember Walkerton teacher and students
A teacher and four students died while returning home from a softball tournament. As their communities lay them to rest, plans to honour their legacies are taking shape.
Rotary Huron Shore Run sets a new pace in Southampton
The Rotary Huron Shore Run is growing in popularity and, in turn, raising more money for life-saving equipment in local hospitals. “Most people don’t realize the government does not buy the equipment for hospitals. They pay, really, less than 10 per cent for that. They pay for the staff, the building, the operating expenses, but […]
Friends raising money for family of man, 37, killed at work
Friends of a young father originally from Strathroy who was killed at a precast concrete manufacturing plant are raising money to support his two young children and his mother. Nick Wood, 37, died May 23 in a workplace incident at Fritz-Alder Precast, in the Bruce County community of Chepstow. The company produces large concrete walls […]
Friends raising money for family of young father who died at work
Friends of a young father who died at a precast concrete manufacturing plant in Chepstow last Friday are raising money for his children and mother. Larry Ford said he grew up with Nick Wood, 37, in Strathroy, and the pair became quick friends. “Nick just had a huge heart. I have a saying that once […]