By Mike Renzella The Haldimand Press HAGERSVILLE—The first email arrived around 11:30 a.m. on a Tuesday – a student in Steven Evans’ Grade 8 classroom…
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A Conversation with Dr. Kerry Beal: The “Chocolate Doctor”
From Haldimand War Memorial Hospital To The Haldimand Press DUNNVILLE—When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Ontario, Dr. Beal rose to the occasion, playing a critical…
Gathering when the sap is running: the sweet and early taste of spring
By Sheila Phibbs The Haldimand Press Buckets hanging on trees, hose lines running through the forest, smoke and steam rising from sugar shacks: these are all familiar signs that it’s…
Six months later: Hagersville bison farmer makes ‘amazing’ recovery, returns to the farm
By Mike Renzella The Haldimand Press Six months ago, the prognosis for bison farmer Mike Waters didn’t look good. Following a run-in with a bull in the feeding pen at…
Caledonia’s Ava Ro lands lead role in Nickelodeon show Erin & Aaron
By Mike Renzella The Haldimand Press CALEDONIA—Long-time readers of The Press are sure to recognize the name Ava Ro. As an emerging Canadian artist and actor, Ro has made a…
Community mourns loss of County’s first mayor, Lorraine Bergstrand
By Haldimand Press Staff HALDIMAND—Many residents of Haldimand County are mourning the passing of the County’s first official mayor, Lorraine Bergstrand, who passed away in…