Tag: Huron
Bruce Power and partners announce planned expansion of medical isotope production
Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification visited Bruce Power on Friday to help announce the expansion of the nuclear power operator’s medical isotope production capabilities. Bruce Power and its partners have committed to building a hot cell facility in Bruce County, expediting their ability to process short-lived lutetium-177 to ensure it reaches cancer patients around […]
Grey-Bruce home sales surge for second straight month in October
Grey-Bruce home sales continue to show strength in line with recent interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada. For the second straight month, home sales in the region were up sharply compared to the same month a year ago. According to the area’s real estate association, sales totalled 238 units in October, which was […]
More than 100 pumpkins donated to inaugural Jack-o-Lantern Trail event
Cold and rainy conditions didn’t stop 90 attendees from taking part in the first-ever Jack-o-Lantern Trail at Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) in Ripley. “The Jack-o-Lantern Trail was a successful community event because it offered a welcoming, family-friendly place for the community to connect and enjoy the season together,” Kristen Prentice, communications co-ordinator for the […]
Township enticing shoppers to spend in Huron-Kinloss this holiday season
As holiday shopping ramps up, the Township is urging the community to spend locally again this year. “Our businesses have everything you could need or want for the holidays and we are proud to have them in Huron-Kinloss,” Amy Irwin, economic development officer for the Township of Huron-Kinloss, said in a Nov. 4 email. In […]
Police seeking witnesses of alleged Goderich assault
GODERICH – Huron OPP are seeking witnesses or video of an assault that allegedly took place in Goderich on Monday, Oct. 28. Police say they received information that an assault occurred in the area of Blake Street East and Gibbons Street between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The investigation continues, and police are seeking the […]
New $75-million plant propagation greenhouse at Glencoe is just the start
Ontario Plants was founded in St. Thomas in 2002 where it has a 36-acre greenhouse and 25 acres of outdoor propagation fields
Two sent to London hospital, damage pegged at $500K after farmhouse blaze
ELIMVILLE â Two occupants of an Elimville home destroyed by fire late escaped out a second-storey window, South Huronâs fire chief said. Both were taken to hospital in London with injuries not considered life-threatening, Chief Jeremy Becker added. No one else was in the home when the fire broke out, he said. The South Huron […]
Supreme Court denies SON request to appeal lower court decisions
The Supreme Court of Canada has denied the Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s request to appeal parts of lower court decisions against its multi-billion-dollar Bruce Peninsula land claim and Aboriginal title to territorial waters around the peninsula. But with the appeal denied, SON now plans to move ahead with seeking remedies after the lower courts did agree that […]
Goderich announces 2024 Citizen Recognition recipients
GODERICH – Goderich council and members of the community gathered at town hall on Monday, Oct. 28, for a happy occasion — the 2024 Citizen Recognition, during which six individuals were honoured for their positive impact on the community. “It’s nice to see so many people in council chambers,” Mayor Trevor Bazinet said. “This is […]
Diving to drink a 19th-century shipwreck’s treasure
The wreck of the James R. Bentley, a 170-foot-long schooner, has sat 165 feet beneath the surface of Lake Huron since 1878. Within its hold was an unlikely treasure. A […]