Dairy Day in Creemore July 11

July 11 is Dairy Day. For the fourth year, Miller’s Dairy is welcoming the public to tour the farm and meet the girls. Owners Marie and John Miller are hoping people will take the opportunity to connect with the cows that provide their milk. Visitors are welcome to...

Waste diversion days arranged in Mulmur

Mulmur residents will have access to diversion days at the township’s landfill site. The landfill site is being used by an independent waste management company, Green for Life. Residents will be allowed to drop off waste materials at the Mulmur landfill site into roll...

Clearview budget amended to allow land purchase

Clearview Township is amending its 2015 budget to add the purchase of industrial lands in Stayner. Council approved the $260,000 purchase and an additional $140,000 for servicing and other improvements plus $41,000 in annual loan payments to be paid by a transfer from...

Creemore Blooms names top 5 gardens

The Creemore Horticultural Society has announced the top five local gardens as chosen by Creemore Blooms judges. In no particular order, the winners are Catharine Sumner, Pat and Chris Raible, Maggie Sears, Bob Ransier and Cheryl Miller. The winning gardens are...

Clearview Township public works yard is for the birds

A colony of bank swallows has made condominiums out of a pile of topsoil at the Clearview Township public works yard near Stayner. The birds have made holes, perhaps hundreds of holes, in a large deposit of soil. The bank swallow is considered a threatened species in...

NDBL players dazzle at all-star game in Midland

David Anderson photo: Eric Orser of the East Division All-Stars tosses the baseball to Ian Rettie to make an out against West Division All-Stars’ Chris Greer at first base during the annual all-star game contest July 4 in Midland. The East won the game 7-1 over the...