Volunteers

It's time to try politics of service, of repair, of collaboration in crisis.

Local volunteer Carol Rencheck has been inducted into the June Callwood Circle of Outstanding Volunteers for her work with Huron Shores Hospice in Tiverton. “It is very humbling to receive an award of this kind. June Callwood was such an inspiring woman and did so much for volunteerism and to bring focus on the need […]

If successful, the referendum would repeal bipartisan compromise legislation that passed in February.

Volunteers and conservation groups and agencies are in the jack pine forests this week, counting the Kirtland's warbler which almost went extinct in the 1980s because of loss of habitat.

Plans for a new dog park in Ripley are moving forward. Slated to be located between the Apple Rail Trail entrance and the soccer fields, plans for the project are still in the early stages, so the Township of Huron-Kinloss is hosting a meeting on Jan. 21 for members of the community to share their […]

Registration has begun for Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year. Coldest Night of the Year walks are hosted in more than 170 cities across Canada, raising vital funds to assist individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and other hardships.  The Wingham event takes place on Feb. 22 with check-in beginning at 4 p.m. The start […]

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count is underway until Jan. 5. Coordinated visits to hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada to count birds depends on volunteers. There are about 80 sites in Michigan and more than 70 in Ohio.

A local woman’s passion for preservation has led to the restoration of 271 headstones — and counting — at South Kinloss Cemetery in Lucknow.   “A lot of these were pioneer children. They died here and then their parents picked up and moved on, so there’s no one left for them,” explained Cherie Brogreen. “I […]

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,”

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

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