Tag: rural
Stunt-riding motorcyclist sparks police probe
Police in Brantford were seeking information from the public to identify the rider of a motorcycle involved in stunt driving. The rider was seen standing on his moving motorcycle on several occasions and also exhibited other aggressive driving behaviour, police said in a statement. Police issued a photo in the hope of identifying the motorcyclist, […]
Changes planned to prevent overcrowding at Dundalk schools
Dundalk is growing and its two elementary schools are already overcrowded so the Bluewater District School Board is making moves to make room. There’s a new junior kindergarten to Grade 8 school and $28 million of funding on the way, but not until enrolment at the town’s two schools — Dundalk and Proton Community School […]
Grey County and Chef Roger Mooking team up to showcase region
Celebrity chef Roger Mooking and Grey County are sharing the story of the region’s culinary heritage, diverse agriculture and hardworking families with the Gather Campaign. “This is his world. He knows culinary, he knows culture, he knows art, he knows all of those things and he knows our area now,” said Savanna Myers, Grey County’s […]
Another rural Southwestern Ontario community says no to wind turbines
A rural Oxford County township won’t back any new wind turbine projects on its turf until the province revises its policy and gives municipalities more information about their impacts. Zorra Township council has voted unanimously not to support a potential wind turbine project or any such future development in the community. The motion said it […]
Youth group learns about apple trees, makes fresh applesauce
It was a perfect September day for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s “For our Youth” (FOY) club to meet at leader Rhonda’s rural property south of Kincardine. Her beautifully treed yard and different varieties of apple trees promised great things for the day’s activities. We began with a roll call (What’s your favourite apple […]
Two men fined for killing rabbit in nighttime shooting: Conservation officials
The provincial government has issued fines totaling more than $11,000 to two local hunters for killing a rabbit with a gun at night.
Another parent voices safety concerns over high school’s ‘large-scale’ renovations
Another concerned parent has raised safety concerns about ongoing construction at West Elgin secondary school after her child was injured this fall after slipping on a wet floor.
Dyer: Authoritarian regime in China clamping down, but for how long?
We can’t really estimate the likely longevity of the kind of high-tech total surveillance state Xi Jinping is building in China
Man calls on Grey County to act on local groundwater threat
Thorsten Arnold warned Grey County council Thursday that it must act to avoid widespread drinking water contamination due to a combination of local factors. This area’s karst geology is well known, with its shallow soil layer over permeable bedrock in places which reduces aquifer protection. The geology includes sinkholes and fissures which allow surface contaminants to […]
Two seniors killed in separate weekend crashes across London region
Two seniors are dead after separate crashes on rural Southwestern Ontario roads Saturday, including one involving a pedestrian. A 72-year-old Chatham resident was rushed to hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries, after a two-vehicle crash in western Elgin County Saturday afternoon. Paramedics, Dutton-Dunwich firefighters and Elgin OPP officers responded to the crash involving […]