Tag: Royal Canadian Legion
Crosswalk honouring veterans to be created near Kincardine legion
Kincardine council has approved a legion request to install a commemorative crosswalk honouring the service and sacrifice of veterans. “Council is proud to support the creation of this commemorative crosswalk in recognition of the brave veterans who served our country,” Kincardine Mayor Ken Craig said in a news release. “It is a small but meaningful […]
Scouts from Canada and U.S. brave frigid cold to camp at Harrison Park
Four of them pulled a heavy wooden sled through the woods, blazing their own path into the deep snow. A gentle wind blew down large snowflakes from the trees above as a little girl, suffering from faux hypothermia, joked that the squirrels were attacking them. A volunteer from Flesherton, swaying side to side to keep […]
Hepworth Shallow Lake Legion to reopen next week with new executive
The Hepworth Shallow Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will return to regular business, including wing night, next week, after the collapse of its executive in December. A new branch executive was elected on Jan. 7, and the Hepworth Shallow Lake legion will officially reopen with its new leadership on Thursday, Jan. 15. Grant […]
Hepworth Shallow Lake Legion closes after executive resigns
The Hepworth Shallow Lake branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has closed until further notice and Ontario Command has appointed trustees to administer the branch following the resignation of its executive. A letter posted on Branch 586’s Facebook page on Thursday stated that Ontario Command’s Provincial President Lynn McClellan was suspending the powers of the […]
Fire truck driver faces charges after student, firefighter injured in collision
The driver of a fire truck faces charges after a student and firefighter suffered minor injuries in a collision involving a fire truck, school bus and delivery van in Owen Sound on Monday. According to the Owen Sound Police Service, the collision took place at the intersection of 14th Street West and 2nd Avenue West […]