Thursday, January 21, 2021

Helen Solmes

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Community News

MHCF Funds Local Artists at Knights’ Hockey Home Games

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The Meaford Hall and Culture Foundation (MHCF) presented a cheque for $1,050 to the Knights of Meaford hockey team, to be used as honoraria...
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Challenging Season For Local Apple Growers

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Local apple growers are more than half-way through this year’s harvesting. Fresh apple crops are reported to be light and orchards that were hit...
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Meaford Resident Accepts Award During Canadian Stroke Congress

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Mary Solomon can’t help but wonder just how much better the quality of life would have been for her father following his stroke in...
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Arts & Culture

Walk a Trail to the Past With John Muir

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More than 20 years have passed since the Canadian Friends of John Muir confirmed the location where the great conservationist and founder of the...
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10 Ways to Get The Most Out of Scarecrow Season

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Hundreds of scarecrows invaded Meaford during the first week of September. Their delightfully whimsical faces have transformed the downtown area, the entrances to town,...
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Meaford’s 162nd Fall Fair a Labour of Love

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There are as many good reasons for agriculturalists like Jim Bickell to judge during local fall fairs as there are for participants to enter...
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Blue Dolphin Pool Celebrates 50 Years

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For 50 years Meaford’s Blue Dolphin Pool has taken the chill out of swimming by offering an alternative to the cold waters of South...
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Arts & Culture

Young Singer Looking Forward to Performance at Meaford Hall

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Thirteen year old Barrett Moore is open to any and all opportunities to sing in front of live audiences and learn from other performing...
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Kids Learn Realities of Firefighting at Junior Firefighters Day Camp

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If Chandler Lambe and Meridyth French could pick and choose what tasks they might be called on to perform as firefighters, they would sign...
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Organizers Busy Preparing For This Year’s Scarecrow Invasion

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The saying ‘If you want something done, ask a busy person’ rings true for Marilyn Morris, who marvels at how hundreds of Meaford volunteers...
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Arts & Culture

Telling the Story of Agriculture Today in Pictures

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Agriculture Today: A Portrait of Family Farms in Ontario is a pictorial and descriptive account of farm practices in Ontario, a self-published collaboration that...
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Community News

Summer Day Camp Fun!

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Summer camp leaders Erica Plater, Sarah Almond, and Connor Long have served up just the right mix of activities - some slimy, some scrumptious...
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Meaford Fire Department Welcomes New Chief

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The Municipality of Meaford has announced Courtney Allen as the new Chief of the Meaford Fire Department. Allen comes to Meaford from the City of...
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Editorial

We Have All Had Enough, Is the End in Sight?

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If my own circle of friends and acquaintances is any indication, no matter how dedicated we've been to following distancing and mask protocols, no...
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OPP Enforcement Under The Stay-At-Home Order

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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting that Ontarians voluntarily comply with the new Stay-at-Home Order to limit mobility outside their homes, except for...
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