Tag: Volunteers
London charities’ holiday campaigns feel pinch as Canada Post strike drags on
The Canada Post strike is forcing London charities to pivot during prime holiday giving season, finding different ways to reach donors that typically drop a cheque in the mail at this time of year.  Both the Business Cares Food Drive, the single-largest annual campaign in support of the London Food Bank, and the Ark Aid […]
Trail Talk: Hiking in the snow
Snowshoes and other equipment can help avid hikers tackle the trails during the winter months
Candidates step up to be Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC nominee
Candidates are lining up to replace Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers after he announced he won’t run in the next provincial election. The Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Progressive Conservative Riding Association has announced that three candidates have been approved by the provincial nominations committee, while two other potential candidates have come forward. The candidates confirmed so far […]
Grey County trail first in Ontario available to snowmobilers
Mother Nature has delivered the snow and local snowmobile club volunteers have taken advantage of it, with Grey-Bruce gaining the distinction of having the first trail available in the province this season. The B110 trail on Grey County’s CP Rail Trail has opened for riding this week from Dundalk to Owen Sound, after local clubs […]
Huron-Kinloss launches time capsule video for 25th anniversary of amalgamation
The Township of Huron-Kinloss is celebrating 25 years since amalgamation with a special commemorative video. “In 1999, the Township of Huron-Kinloss was formed through the amalgamation of Ripley-Huron, the Township of Kinloss, and the Village of Lucknow. This significant restructuring united our rural and village communities under one municipal government,” the Township said in a […]
Wellness and recovery centre in Owen Sound operating at capacity
Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and […]
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce facing closure due to lack of funds, volunteers
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce will run out of cash to operate in just over three months. “Without new sources of funding sufficient to take the program through the 2025–2026 fiscal year, Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce would only have enough funding to operate until March 31, 2025, at which point the program would be […]
‘Desperate need’ for winter apparel donations in Kincardine
Local volunteers are putting out a second call for winter clothing donations, as the region experiences its first blast of frosty weather. “There is still a desperate need,” said volunteer Wendy Cox in an email Dec. 2. Donations were accepted in the fall for the annual Winter Warmth Coat Drive, which saw the items distributed […]
Sauble ski club is back in business
Winter weather has arrived and Sauble Beach Ski & Snowshoe Club is ready to put that snow to use, when more arrives. Even if this first blast of winter is short-lived, the ski club successfully weathered the theft of its trail-maintenance and grooming equipment last summer and is back in business this season. “We have […]
Festival of Northern Lights organizers experience outpouring of support amid increased vandalism
Heartened by the encouragement of their supporters and resilient in the face of frustration, Festival of Northern Lights organizers say the unprecedented vandalism experienced this year won’t dim their spirits. “The joy we see and the happiness we see that the lights bring far outweighs the frustration that we’re feeling. Knowing that it matters to […]