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June typically marks the beginning of our Wallaceburg Concert Band summer hiatus that I so look forward to, but this June has proven to be anything but as it has been a busy month for the arts in ...
Summer concerts are held at the Ridgetown Legion Branch 243. Wednesday concerts are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visit ...
According to the claim timeline, between 1866 and 1918, the Crown sold the reserve land without obtaining a surrender or consent from the Walpole Island First Nation. In 1983, the Enniskillen Claim ...
Dragonboat races were held Sunday on Shadow Lake in Waterford, Ontario in an annual fundraiser for Cancer Support and Resource Program of Norfolk County, and the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise. We ...
Right away, I asked Ariel if I could write a story about the photo. Her answer was a quick, but kind, “No.” Every now and then, over the next two years, I asked Ariel if I could write a story about ...
The reason for doing so is that students not from Southwestern Ontario were often struggling to find where Thames was on a map, but they knew where Chatham was. “Part of that is because we had some ...
So, the story of the Empire Refining Co. starts about 115 years ago. But this story starts about 15 years ago when I first read Alan and Frank Mann’s Gathering at the Forks – The Story of Wallaceburg, ...
Author of the article: Brian Thompson Published Jun 17, 2024 • 3 minute read Join the conversation James Hillier Scholarships were presented to Brantford and area high school students (left to right) ...
Alam, who grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., and now lives in eastern Ontario, said Canadian history wasn’t part of her education. Even after moving across the border, places like the Baldoon Settlement and ...
Sydenham Field Naturalists is planning on bringing back 350 native plants to Wallaceburg’s Paw Paw Woods. The effort is meant to restore habitat and biodiversity, a news release from the organization ...
I could not believe my eyes when I read that email: “Ships built by German POWs? What an incredible find.” And, at least as amazing, the connections to Ariel Mann’s story. The second of Bob and Isabel ...