Owen Sound Sun Times

Public health advises residents to steer clear of wildlife and unknown dogs as rabies investigations increase

5 min read

The outdoors is calling as the weather warms and summer is ushered in, and that means an uptick in animal bites, scratches, and, sometimes, intense interactions with gnarly neighbourhood dogs. Grey Bruce Public Health advises people to avoid wildlife and exercise caution with unfamiliar pets as rabies exposure investigations continue to increase. GBPH said it […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Students and seniors plan, plant and celebrate ‘food forest’

3 min read

Wiarton has its own “food forest” alongside its community garden now.  The community garden’s raised beds are used to grow annual fruits and vegetables. The food forest has perennials including elderberries, currents, pears, hazel nuts, echinacea and mint, wild strawberry, rhubarb and lemony seedless sorel.  Like produce from the raised beds, the food forest’s production […]