The neighbours of the Wye Creek subdivision in Thorndale got together on Friday, May 20 for their annual fireworks display. This is the third year for what has become an annual tradition with Derek and Arden McClean hosting all the neighbours in their yard for a social gathering topped off with an excellent pyrotechnics display.…
Jean Hallam turned 85 on Sat. May 14th and was surprised by Gail Down & Frank St. Germain who hosted a party for her.
When you are driving through Thorndale and you see that the streets around the Community Centre are lined with cars and the parking lot does not have a free spot you know there is something not to be missed. This week that was the Strawberry Social. On May 24 was the Strawberry Social at the…
In a May 20 letter, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Don McCabe called extending natural gas throughout rural Ontario the “single best investment Ontario can make to our rural economy.” In the letter, McCabe said that, in the opinion of the OFA, “The expansion of Ontario’s natural gas infrastructure to rural and…
Tenders and zoning changes approved Residential property owners in St. Marys will receive their Property Assessment Notices starting this week, according to Jennifer Lajoie, Account Manager for the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) in a presentation to Town Council on Tuesday. Assessments are updated on a “cycle” with the previous one in 2012 affecting taxes…
By Dan Rankin After years without any movement from the county on the issue of surplus farmhouse severances, and a public meeting last month that offered a compromise few were satisfied with, Perth South elected officials say they finally witnessed movement towards a “more liberal” farmhouse severance policy at a Perth County Council meeting held…
The Veterinary Purchasing Events Committee held a food drive campaign from May 9-18 to collect non-perishable items and also monetary donations which were used to purchase additional products. The Veterinary Purchasing employees did an outstanding job, contributing an astonishing grand total of 685 items. VP proudly supports its community, and the employees are excited that…
Recent findings suggest that garlic may be useful for treating tree diseases. Due to the anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties of garlic, experts believe that, if concentrated, this powerful plant could be used to cure a number of deadly infections. Operating under an experimental license, this new treatment is being tried on a number of different…