SDSS students learn construction and make a difference to the environment
MacGregor Point Provincial Park is helping the 'little brown bat' population with the help of Saugeen District Senior School Construction students.
Park staff approached teacher...
Once Upon a Time: Pioneer Neighbours near Stokes Bay
Helene Murray Scott was a native of Stokes Bay and wrote about her family roots in this small farming community.
Malcolm McIvor was my great...
Volunteers turn out for year three of TD Tree Day
Almost 20 volunteers met on Sunday to plant trees along the Rail Trail.
On September 22nd, several volunteers planted 150 trees thanks to TD Friends...
Designated vs Listed = Historic vs Heritage
Recently, guest columnist Mike Sterling wrote a Letter to the Editor - The 100 Year Mistake for Southampton.
In it, he tried to show the...
The 100 year mistake for Southampton
To the Editor:
I decided to write this letter after reading Diane Huber’s excellent overview of where we are relative to a very small group...
Fall Fairs continue – 162nd Arran-Tara fair unique
Fall Fairs are continuing throughout Bruce and Grey counties, the agricultural hub of southwestern Ontario where farmers meet the food needs of large urban...
Only 25 days until award-winning Pumpkinfest 2019 weekend
The 33rd award winning festival, Pumpkinfest, is only 25 days away. Joanne Robbins and Chair of the organizing committee, Brad Scott, came to Saugeen...
A direct Krug descendant urges County Council to “stay the course”
August, 28, 2019
To: Murray Clark, Acting CAO, Bruce County
From: Diane Huber
Dear Mr. Clark, I hope you will provide each member of County Council with...
Kudos … and Nots! by ‘The Stix Man’ – More signage needed to preserve...
Hi folks. It’s “the Stix Man” back at you for another time. This might be only a one more shot but we will see....
Remembering one who paid the ultimate price
Saugeen Shores Commemorative Banner Program
John Kenneth McLean
At the South end of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland is the town...
Fall Fair Time in rural Ontario – Desboro celebrates 161 years
Fair Fever - Catch the Fun!
How the Desboro Agricultural Society manages to fit in all the activities, entertainment, competitions from cattle to baking and...
Fall Fair time in rural Ontario – Kincardine celebrates 168th Fall Fair
It's Fall fair time in rural Ontario and Kincardine celebrated its 168th fair on the weekend (Aug. 30 - Sept. 1) beginning with the...
Canadian Big Band Celebration – Part 2 of the History
The popular music performed in the dance pavilions gracing the Lake Huron shoreline from the 1920-80s was a cherished period of time for popular...
Southampton Town Hall – how the tower bell came to be
Southampton was incorporated as a town in 1904 with a population of slightly over 2400.
A month later, a movement began to building a town...
