Zoo’s bid to display exotic animals gets early backing at city hall

City politicians shredded a proposed bylaw change Tuesday night that would allow a commercial zoo to display venomous snakes and other animals that are banned in London, saying it is “filled with holes” and poses a threat to public safety. Then, they approved it. The city took a step Tuesday night toward allowing Reptilia Zoo […]

Area museum upgrades building, programs with $125,000 grant

A Southwestern Ontario museum has received a boost of almost $125,000 from the provincial government for additional workspaces and educational programs. The Backus-Page House Museum in the Elgin County community of Tyrconnell and MPP Rob Flack announced the $124,200 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The renovations were completed in December. “This funding will go […]

Downtown Owen Sound rally calls for protection of farmland, wetlands

The message was loud and clear in Owen Sound on Tuesday that Ontario’s farmland and wetlands need to be protected. And Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner, who was in town for a downtown rally, plans to take that message back to Queen’s Park in hopes that Doug Ford’s Conservative government will hear the concerns. […]

Six year sentence for West Grey drug dealer

A 31-year-old West Grey man has pleaded guilty to drug offences and was sentenced to six years in prison Monday. Dillon Joseph Irwin pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton to two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, in fentanyl and methamphetamine, on Nov. 1, 2021 in West Grey. A […]