Ripley and District Horticultural Society 2023 summer review

While the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) holds no meetings in July and August, its members are anything but on holiday. Volunteers worked throughout the summer months to keep the village planters and public gardens looking their best and were aided by township staff with watering and some weeding.  A small but dedicated crew […]

Dairy club completes busy month of calf shows

August has been a busy month for the South Bruce Dairy Club, starting with the Grey Bruce judging competition on Aug. 2.   The club has been practicing judging at each meeting in preparation for the competition. This year there were eight classes.  In four of the classes, competitors had to give reasons and the other […]

OPP alleges collision with pedestrian ‘wasn’t an accident’

Orillia OPP charged a Huron-Kinloss man with aggravated assault and other offences after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Orillia Aug. 10. Scott Adamson, 30, of Huron-Kinloss Township is charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm, fail to stop at an accident causing bodily harm, fail to comply with a probation order and […]

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Bruce Power says refurbished Unit 6 back online

Bruce Power’s Unit 6 nuclear reactor was reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid after more than three years of refurbishment, the company announced Sept. 8. The Major Component Replacement outage began in January 2020 and was completed ahead of schedule, the company said in a news release. By replacing and upgrading key equipment, the reactor’s life […]