Tag: Teeswater
LETTER: Nuclear Waste Management Organization lurking in South Bruce
There are two dates in Teeswater (South Bruce) that many residents will remember. The first date, Jan. 24, 2020, when the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) and an area farmer announced that 1,500 acres of farmland had been obtained for the possible site of a deep geological depository (DGR) for the storing of high-level nuclear […]
Volunteers the lifeblood of Wiarton Fall Fair in its 157th year
The Wiarton Fall Fair is celebrating its 157th year in style. One of the area’s oldest traditions continued Saturday at the Wiarton Arena and Bluewater Park with a full slate of activities held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wiarton and District Agricultural Society board member and fair volunteer Janet Weatherhead said the key to […]
Holyrood family of 13 loses everything in house fire
The phone call came from the oldest of Anna Clarke’s 11 children at their home in Holyrood. “She said, well, she didn’t say anything for a minute. I said ‘What’s wrong, Harm?’ And she said, ‘Mom, the house is on fire.” All 11 children made it out of the home safely that Saturday morning, but […]
House fire in Holyrood under investigation
The cause of an early morning house fire in Holyrood is still under investigation. The Lucknow Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire around 9:20 a.m. on Aug. 2, according to fire Chief Jeff Bradley. “Upon arrival, crews found the back of the home fully involved in flames,” Bradley said in an email. “All […]
South Bruce staff to prepare report on second nuclear waste repository
As runners-up in the NWMO’s first site-selection process, the municipality of South Bruce is uniquely positioned as the organization now seeks a second site to bury nuclear waste deep underground.