Olympics

(By Liz Small) A local figure skater will soon be hitting the ice in Italy next month. Ripley figure skater Brooke Thomas has qualified to compete at the Special Olympics … Continue reading Local skater headed to Italy for World Winter Games →

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Local figure skater Brooke Thomas is heading to Italy to represent the nation. From March 8 to 15, Thomas will be one of more than 1,500 athletes from 102 delegations congregating in Turin, Italy for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games, which includes eight winter sports — alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, dance sport, figure […]

South Bruce OPP are preparing for an icy dip to help raise funds for Ontario athletes. On Feb. 28, area police will join other community partners for the first annual Kincardine Polar Plunge being held at the UBC Local 2222 building, located at 385 Queen Street in Kincardine, beginning at 6 p.m. Registration takes place […]

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