Tag: Heritage
Descendant donates land for Negro Creek settlement memorial
The historial Negro Creek community, one of the first places escaped slaves from the American south settled in Grey County, will be memorialized on land donated by a descendant of an original Black family there. The land is along Negro Creek Road, just east of Highway 6, south of Williamsford. About two acres was formally donated this month […]
Lambton County celebrates 175 with historic open door events
A recent tour showed why the fine details on historic legal documents do make a difference today
Goderich approves $50,000 in funding for Menesetung Bridge
GODERICH – Goderich council has agreed to provide $50,000 in funding for concrete repairs at the Menesetung Bridge. Council approved a motion to provide the money at its Oct. 21 in response to a September request from the Menesetung Bridge Association’s Michael Dawson, who requested funding of $150,000 from the town over three years. In […]
Sports notes: London Beefeaters, Western and Fanshawe cross-country
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene
Conservation lecture on Wednesday at Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center
A free lecture titled “West Coast National Marine Sanctuary Challenges and the Conservation Opportunities That Could Help” will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Great Lakes Maritime […]