People gather to celebrate, reflect at Saugeen First Nation pow wow

Thousands came together this weekend to celebrate First Nation culture and heritage at the Saugeen First Nation Annual Competition Pow Wow. Those who took part on Saturday spoke of the event’s importance as a time for people of all walks of life to gather for both celebration and reflection. “We all come from the same […]

Wild weather can’t stop Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race participants

Thunder, lightning and torrential downpours delayed the start of the Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race, but it couldn’t stop hundreds of participants from eventually getting out and paddling, biking and running to the finish line. The intense line of storms that blew through Grey-Bruce early Saturday morning delayed the start of the Subaru Long Course and […]

Man drowns at Kincardine, young boy pulled from water

A 66-year-old man was declared deceased after being pulled from the waters of Lake Huron off Station Beach in Kincardine on Saturday morning. At 11:17 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of an unresponsive person in the lake, it said in a news release from police. Members of the South Bruce OPP Marine Unit, […]

YOU SAID IT: LFP readers on memories of the 2003 mega-blackout

We asked LFP readers: What do you remember about the massive Aug. 14, 2003 blackout that plunged millions of people across Ontario into darkness 20 years ago this month? Here’s a collection of their answers: Mary Dalziel: My daughter, Ryley Peco, was born earlier in the day at St. Joe’s hospital. I had walked down […]