Tag: Opinion
Cornies: It’s customers who will decide Reptilia’s fate
During a recent haircut, the stylist and I got talking about grandkids. I mentioned that Reptilia, a new reptile zoo, had opened recently, only a block from her home.
Dyer: We know less about guns and murder than we think
Here’s how to sound wise when writing about mass killings and gun control.
LETTER: NWMO dollars will cost the community
Interesting things continue to occur in the municipality of South Bruce. Do you really know what your municipal council is doing? Awhile back, South Bruce had a councillor resign, thus a replacement was needed. So, on March 21, following procedures, by the “luck of a draw”, literally, a name was pulled out of a dish, […]
Field naturalists learn about forest health in Maitland River watershed
Erin Gouthro, watershed ecologist with the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, brought her passion and extensive research dataset, as well as her co-op student, Eden Babbitt, to the March 28 meeting of the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN). Gouthro likens a forest to “a bank of environmental capital” that provides essential services such cooling, carbon capture […]
Ripley and District Horticultural Society celebrates family ties at March break meeting
The March 15 meeting of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) was a lively family affair as senior members were joined by youth members, family and guests to total 76 participants in the social room of the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. The combined gathering, the first since 2019, was open to area school-aged children and […]