For 25 years, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw has been buoying spirits by making a voyage from northern Michigan to Chicago, hauling a load of Christmas cheer. On Saturday […]
It all started in September at this year’s Christmas Child Shoebox Program kickoff when thousands of empty shoeboxes went out all over Bruce County, picked up by individuals, organizations, and churches. Local organizer Joyce Scammell said, now, just two short months later, thousands of filled shoeboxes came back filled. “They
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday is expected to bring another wintry wallop starting in Bruce County around Wiarton and moving southeast toward the London area. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 7:04 a.m. In the Owen Sound area, an estimated
The South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) gathered Nov. 21 at the Kincardine United Church to launch the festive season. South Bruce RWTO branch president Frances Nixon welcomed 32 members and two guests: Nancy Strutt, RWTO/OERO Area 1 director, and Francesca Dobbyn, United
Homeowners in London are well into the Christmas spirit, with their homes decorated for the holidays long before Dec. 25.
With the notable exception of social security cheques, the only thing being collected in mailboxes across the country these days is dust. Until the dust settles on the strike of 55,000 Canada Post employees that began on Nov. 15, itâs a waiting game as the busiest time of year for
This column is dedicated to the memory of Barb Dunbar, who was the visionary behind Reader to Reader, an initiative created to connect families and individuals socially.
Amid the closures of small craft breweries and mergers of others, there's a Christmas miracle in a Hallmark town.
Shoppers seeking Christmas gifts and deals aren’t just heading to the mall this week. Organizers expect about 15,000 people will check out the offerings of 230 vendors from as far afield as Kingston at the London Christmas Craft Festival that opened Thursday at the Agriplex at Western Fair District in
Labatt Breweries is offering a $2,000 reward for the return of a sign stolen from Labatt Memorial Park, the London landmark recognized as the world's oldest baseball grounds.
Brewers are ripping open bags of barley and pushing hop-forward beers to the background in favour of stouts.
Unique crafts, yummy treats and more: With holiday bazaar season here, we asked what to make of, and how to get the most from, the sales.