
Rail car leak in Garnet
January 9, 2025
GARNET—On January 2, 2025, at approximately 12 p.m., Haldimand County Emergency Services were alerted to a potential leak in a rail car during a routine... ...read more

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME: 50 YEARS AS ‘THE HALDIMAND PRESS’
January 9, 2025
The birth of a newspaper In 1868 E.C. Campbell began the publication of The Haldimand Advocate in Cayuga. It was first printed in the rear ...read more

Christmas dinner spreads holiday cheer & community spirit
January 2, 2025
By Kerry J Newstead SELKIRK—The Spirit of Christmas was alive and well on Christmas Day at Selkirk Centennial Hall, where the Women of Selkirk... ...read more

Santa visits Townsend and Caledonia for breakfast
December 19, 2024
By Kerry J Newstead TOWNSEND—The Townsend Lions hosted its second annual Breakfast with Santa on December 14, 2024. Christina Hill, Event Chair, stated, “We started ...read more

Looking back at the opening of the Hagersville arena
December 19, 2024
HAGERSVILLE—Roger Webb shared these historical documents surrounding the opening of the Hagersville & District Memorial Arena. The Hagersville Amateur Athletic Association (HAAA) released a brochure ...read more

Fourth annual Caledonia Food & Toy Drive a success
December 19, 2024
CALEDONIA—The donation tables were overflowing at the Caledonia Lions Hall during the fourth annual Food & Toy Drive. “This is the largest turnout we have ...read more

RIDE continues across Ontario
December 19, 2024
HALDIMAND—So far 148 drivers are facing a criminal charge as the 2024 OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign continues across West Region. Officers ...read more

Christmas parades bring Haldimand holiday cheer
December 12, 2024
HALDIMAND—Christmas celebrations are taking place all across Haldimand this month. Among the celebrations this past week was the Hagersville Santa Claus Parade on Friday, December ...read more

Christmas comes to Dunnville for full day of festive fun
December 12, 2024
DUNNVILLE—On Saturday, December 7, 2024 the annual Breakfast with Santa was held at the Dunnville Community and Lifespan Centre. Hosted by the Dunnville Lions Club, ...read more

Ontario Federation ofAgriculture re-elects President Drew Spoelstra
December 12, 2024
Drew Spoelstra, a dairy and crop farmer from Binbrook in the southeast corner of the city of Hamilton, was re-elected to a second one-year term ...read more