Tag: Lake Huron
Search team that found missing plane in Michigan’s Lake Huron aims to help more families – Great Lakes Commission
The search and recovery team that found a crash victim and airplane lost 17 years ago in Lake Huron said it’s hoping to help even more people find their lost […]
Two rescued, one missing after canoe tips on lake: Ontario Provincial Police
One person was still missing after two people were pulled out of Lake Margaret on Monday and sent to hospital. Just before 8 a.m., St. Thomas police say they were notified of an incident where three adults entered the lake in a canoe and that it had tipped over. The lake is located near the […]
Ritchie returns as Saugeen chief
Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation members re-elected Conrad Ritchie as chief for a second consecutive term. Ritchie faced seven others, including former chief Lester Anoquot, who declined to run for chief in the last election. Anoquot was elected as councillor last time and again this election. Eight ran for chief and 40 for councillor. Six […]
Three boaters rescued after canoe capsizes near Kincardine
Three people wearing life jackets were rescued after their canoe capsized on Lake Huron south of Kincardine. One person was taken to hospital for observation, but otherwise no injuries were reported, a South Bruce OPP news release said. About 8:35 p.m., three people were reported overdue by family. South Bruce OPP was contacted about the incident, on […]
Mississauga resident drowns at Sauble Beach
A 22-year-old Mississauga resident drowned at Sauble Beach on Tuesday. Just before 4 p.m., Grey Bruce OPP, Bruce County paramedics and the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department responded to a report of two people in distress in Lake Huron. One of the individuals was brought safely to shore. The second person was brought to shore […]
Indigenous group clears cottagers’ barricades at Ipperwash Beach
Tensions are running high on a stretch of Ipperwash Beach after a group from a nearby First Nation removed barricades and plantings put in by cottagers. Cottagers said dozens of people who described themselves as Anishinaabe members of the nearby Kettle and Stony Point First Nation used chainsaws and heavy machinery on Saturday to clear […]
Three boaters rescued after canoe capsizes
Three people wearing life-jackets were rescued after their canoe capsized on Lake Huron south of Kincardine Friday night. One person was taken to hospital for observation but otherwise no injuries were reported, a South Bruce OPP news release said. About 8:35 p.m., three people were reported overdue by family. South Bruce OPP was contacted about the incident, […]
Jail for man who set treehouse fire that killed teen girl sleeping inside
A young man found guilty of criminal negligence causing death for setting a treehouse on fire, killing a teenage girl who was sleeping inside it with her boyfriend, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. After a trial, Superior Court Justice Roger Chown found an intoxicated and disgruntled Taran Hibma, then 18, of Owen […]
Old Boats and New Adventures | Great Lakes Now
Heritage sailing on Lake Huron and a historic passenger ship returns to its former glory.
Cornies: Our 50th wedding anniversary and a chance at reconnection, renewal
A rather unexpected part of our golden afterglow has been the euphoria of finding those whom we’d temporarily lost