BIA adds marketing position

Five people were acclaimed to the Creemore Business Improvement Area (BIA) committee at its election Wednesday. They are Rick Burek, owner of Mad and Noisy Gallery, Chris Dunk, owner of Curiosity House Books and Gallery. Also on the committee are Clearview residents...

Pianist and cellist to open Gift of Music Concert

The Gift of Music concert series opens at St. Luke’s Anglican Church this Sunday with cellist Dobrochna Zubek and pianist Younggun Kim. The afternoon will include both solo piano and solo cello pieces as well as duo performances. The program offers a repertoire that...

Area Remembrance Day services

There are five Remembrance Day services taking place in the area on Nov. 11. The Creemore Legion’s Remembrance Day service at the Creemore Cenotaph begins at 10 a.m. Military members will then march to the Legion, where a service begins at 10:45 a.m. Anyone wishing to...

Young life ends in death spiral

As a child, Lorne Cleary was discouraged from rummaging through an old trunk belonging to his late uncle. The trunk was off limits but its contents –  a pilot’s uniform, a viewmaster and other personal belongings – were irresistible to the children of the family. They...

Remembering Joseph “Bud” Mercier

Bud was born in Nash Creek, New Brunswick on April 2, 1927. He joined the army at No. 2 District Depot on Nov. 22, 1944 and served in Canada and England, holding the position of sapper, meaning pioneer or combat engineer, likely in the North Shore Unit. He was...