Tag: sun
PHOTOS: Midday music under the sun in downtown London
Tunes on the Patio was a free outdoor concert held at the RBC Place convention centre in downtown London over the noon hour on Tuesday
Tarragon, okra and cowpeas are new arrivals to the garden palate
Both the okra and cowpeas seed I planted this year were supplied by Ken and Martha Laing through the seed exchange that was part of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario conference last December
Baysox beat out Barrie, move on in NDBL playoffs
The Owen Sound Baysox are bound for the second round. The Baysox earned victories in both games of a doubleheader over the Barrie Angels Sunday and punched their ticket into the semifinals of the North Dufferin Baseball League’s eight-team playoff bracket. The Baysox finished the first round of the series with a record of 3-0-1. […]
A little windy but Sandfest sculptors turn out anyway
It was so windy at Sauble Beach Sandfest on Saturday that at times the blowing sand stung. The wind pushed the lake up the beach, close enough to make a visitor wonder how much closer the water might get to the sand sculptures at the centre of the annual event. But it was still an […]
It’s brutal but you’ll be happy you did it, multisport racer says
When you like your adventure sports challenging and brutal, but not too brutal, there was the new Subaru Sprint Course to try Saturday in Wiarton. It involved a particularly challenging two-kilometre paddle against strong winds, 12-km bike and 3.4-km run with some steep and rough terrain, in all about 15 ½ kms starting and finishing […]
Saugeen powwow ‘a way of life for us,’ dancer says
For Martin Kewageeshig, dancing with his daughter Alicia at the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation’s powwow Saturday was about being with family and sharing their culture. The Stoney Point residents, each dressed in their special powwow regalia, were among the dozens of dancers, who celebrated their culture and competed for money prizes. Hundreds watched them […]
Eat Local Grey Bruce faces closure; online meeting for members next week
A group of volunteers who strove to create an innovative, dynamic and new-age food co-op face closure for the second time in less than two years. No one from Eat Local Grey Bruce wanted to speak Friday, but the shelves at the group’s expansive Meaford warehouse were nearly empty and board member Jen Harrop confirmed […]
New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county
Grey County paramedics will work with county staff to secure suitable land in the Feversham area for the construction of a new ambulance base. The Feversham base will join a new larger base in Durham and new bases proposed for Ayton (2026), Thornbury (2027), and Cobble Beach (2028) all in an effort to keep up […]
Owen Sound Baysox walk-off the Angels in return to NDBL playoff action
The Owen Sound Baysox looked a little rusty in celebrating their 6-5 walk-off win over the Barrie Angels under the lights in Owen Sound Thursday night. Kirk Gibson admitted he doused the wrong player with his water while the Baysox bench cleared to celebrate Ryan Bartley’s seventh-inning game-ending hit to right field. Catcher Greg Slater […]
Owen Sound salmon derby could see return of bigger fish
Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular co-chair Chris Geberdt has a good feeling that the derby could see a bigger fish this year than won the Chantry Chinook Salmon Derby which just ended. That’s because the nearly 26-pound salmon was caught in Georgian Bay waters off Lion’s Head, part of the Owen Sound-based derby’s waters too. The 25.62 […]