Tag: Local News
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 […]
Man pleads guilty to lesser charge ahead of murder re-trial
A Sarnia man whose second-degree murder trial in the death of a Chatham man ended in a mistrial has pleaded guilty to a reduced weapons possession charge and received a two-year conditional sentence.
With jury picked, Nathaniel Veltman murder trial set to begin
Nathaniel Veltman’s highly anticipated first-degree murder trial is expected to begin Monday.
Kids head back to class as boards manage growth pressures
Schools were crowded places on the first day of school in most parts of Grey-Bruce, Sept. 5. Bluewater District School Board particularly continues to face escalating enrolment, adding pressure to build more schools and add portables. The Catholic board is facing some challenges too. Bluewater projects average enrolment around 18,500 students, three per cent more […]