Tag: Local News
While Lion’s Head grocery store is closed, community provides options
After a fire at Lion’s Head’s only grocery store Tuesday, community members are helping get groceries to people who need help. While the community waits for word on Hellyer’s Foodland reopening — a five-generation business in the small Bruce Peninsula village — volunteers have organized to help those who don’t drive or can’t get to […]
First human West Nile case this summer reported in London area
London public health officials are reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus this summer, one of just a handful provincewide.
Court date set for Reptilia’s fight against London’s enforcement bid – in March
A London reptile zoo, under fire from city hall for displaying exotic animals without city council approval, will make its case in court at a hearing set for early next year.
Fire at abandoned house near Dundalk not suspicious
Fire caused severe damage to an abandoned brick house along Highway 10, just north of Main Street in Dundalk Wednesday night. Someone pumping gas at the Esso station at the lights reported it. Dundalk firefighters were dispatched at 10:14 p.m. Aug. 30 to the fire, located on the west side of the highway. Fire Chief […]
Grey-Bruce backpack program reaches ‘concerning milestone’
The United Way of Bruce-Grey’s backpack program has achieved a “concerning milestone” after it set a record for the most backpacks distributed in a year, and the number is expected to continue to keep climbing. As of Aug. 31, the United Way program had distributed 2,377 backpacks throughout Grey and Bruce counties, surpassing the program’s […]