Purple Grove News

Our community again is grieving the loss of dear friend and WI member Janet Rhody who passed away Feb 14.  We will certainly miss Janet’s caring ways and her decorating expertise with any function at our Community Centre.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Wayne and the Rhody family and with other families at this […]

Legion Corner

Legion Trivia is back on Friday March 18 at 7pm. Team pre-registration started on Feb 28th at noon, and closes on March 16th at 6pm. Go to the legion bar to register, no more than eight people on a team $40 per team and only the first 18 teams to register will be accepted. You […]

Purple Grove W. I. report

The February meeting of the Purple Grove Women’s Institute was held via Zoom.  It was so good to see our members’ faces and hear them.  President Cheryl Bridge opened the meeting  and we were encouraged and challenged again with the opening ode and Mary Stewart Collect.  Our Secretary Fran Farrell gave us the minutes of […]

Letter to the Editor: re: The fuller truth on Swedish government’s DGR decision

The February 17, 2022 Letter to the Editor, titled “The fuller truth on Swedish government’s DGR decision” completely misrepresents the European Parliament’s ‘World Nuclear Waste Report’.  As a European who attended the launch and met the authors of the Report in Brussels, its conclusions are absolutely clear — geological disposal is the “least worst option” […]

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker will not seek re-election

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker announced Friday evening that he will not run in the upcoming provincial election. A letter announcing his decision is below. … To the people of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Today, having dedicated the past 10 years of my life to be the MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and with mixed emotions, I am […]