Youth cyclist raises funds for burned church
When he learned that Wesley United Church had been burned due to arson, Isaac Pedonoquot, originally of Saugeen First Nation, decided he had to...
War Memories – a legacy
When it comes to war memories, there are those veterans who hold a propensity for detail. Kenneth Douglas Lein was one of those.
Lein, at 5ft.11in...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners – an update
In yesterday's Part 13 of 'Lives behind the Commemorative Banners', we highlighted Charles Morris Gilbert, but the story barely scratched the surface of this...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 14 – Port Elgin
John Rowand Geddes was born in 1894 and got his first education at then Gowanlock school and then at Port Elgin High School. ...
Amputation not a barrier to a full life says war veteran
On Remembrance Day this year, many Canadians will be reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Among those will...
David Archibald: Spirit of the Inland Sea – The Wind and Chill
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Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 13 – Port Elgin
Not much is known about Charles Morris Gilbert but he was born in 1898 in Port Elgin, the eldest son of Charles and Maggie...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 12 – Southampton-Saugeen First Nation
First Nations' men played an integral role in Canada's war efforts both in WWI and WWII.
In WWI, three young brothers, Arthur, Ernest and Maurice...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 11 – Port Elgin
John Amer Howe's story is remarkable in that he enlisted in both WWI and WWII and was the highest-ranking soldier from the area to...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 10 – Southampton
Separated by only three years, the two young Tranter cousins went off to war ... the Great War, WWI.
Neither returned
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Researched by G. William Streeter
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Local Fitness Team Crosses Canada Virtually in a fundraiser
After ending their last race on September 30th, from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie, a team of 14 local fitness enthusiasts crossed half-way across...
Olivia Duwyn raising money for mental health
On Friday October 30, Olivia Duwyn, completed a one kilometer open water swim in Lake Huron at Sauble Beach to raise money for child...
COVID-friendly community winter events can receive Bruce Power support
Bruce Power has created a one-time, $50,000 event sponsorship program for organizations, municipalities and services in Bruce, Grey, and Huron counties that plan to...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 9 – Saugeen Township
In January of 1918, Herbert Leeder, reported to the Western Ontario
Regiment Armoury in London to enlist in the 4th Canadian Army Reserve Battalion of the...
