April 7, 2021
On Tuesday, March 30, Father Augusto Nunez received a very special delivery at St. Saviour’s in Orono. A heartfelt thank you goes out to Rev. Jeff Doucette and his Enniskillen Tyrone United Church congregation for their support to agricultural migrant workers in our area. They collected non-perishable food and needed items for the Caribbean and […]
Recent shutdown not fair to everyone
On April 1 the Ontario government imposed a province-wide emergency brake which came into effect Saturday, April 3 at 12:01 a.m. lasting for at least four weeks.
Rules and guidelines of Ontario’s ‘emergency brake’
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, have imposed a province-wide emergency brake as a result of an alarming surge in case numbers and COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. The province-wide emergency brake will be effective Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. and the government […]
Historic church damaged in fire
On Saturday April 3, 2021, at approximately 5:40 a.m., the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reported fire at the Old Wesleyville United Church located on Lakeshore Road approximately 10 kilometers west of the town of Port Hope.
The Locals: Alan Herring – Forest builder
Alan Herring loves his trees. In the past nine years he’s planted seven hundred white cedars on the twelve acres the family owns on the fifth concession.
Hometown stories
It’s Tuesday (production day) again. With the four-day weekend it indeed was a short week and a bigger challenge gathering content. I realize I do go on about this topic, but now more than ever, let’s share our victories, issues and ideas. Indeed, this past year has been a challenge for everyone. For me it’s […]