
Two of four resigning trustees speak out on decision to leave Cottonwood Mansion Preservation Foundation
March 7, 2024
SELKIRK—It’s taken decades of hard work to restore Cottonwood Mansion, but after months of what some are calling “perpetual toxic behaviour,” four board members resigned ...read more

Family Day celebrated across Haldimand
February 22, 2024
HALDIMAND—On Monday, February 19, 2024, hundreds of families across the county took some time to celebrate Family Day. The Dunnville Optimists held a mini winter ...read more

BAO scrambles to get early Black settler cemetery licensed and protected
February 22, 2024
HALDIMAND—There is more than one cemetery in Haldimand with the remains of early Black settlers, and two years after the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) ...read more

New Haldimand County Museums curator unveils Community Voices Oral History Exhibition
February 22, 2024
CAYUGA—A seemingly random snowstorm may have briefly interrupted an otherwise mild February, but it was no match for the curious visitors to Cayuga Public Library... ...read more

Heritage Day returns to Selkirk on Monday, February 19
February 15, 2024
SELKIRK—North Erie Shore Historical Society is excited to announce that its Heritage Day event will return, after a three-year break, on Monday, February 19, 2024... ...read more

Miller Funeral Chapel legacy continues with new owners
February 8, 2024
CALEDONIA—After almost 90 years in business, January 2024 marked a new beginning at Miller Funeral Chapel in Caledonia with its sale to Ian and Lisa... ...read more

The Grand River’s history: a truly grand story
February 1, 2024
By Jeff Rooney HALDIMAND—The Grand River, originating from a small stream near the village of Dundalk in Grey County, flows for about 310 kilometres before... ...read more

Old McDonald had a farm…and he sold his produce at the farmers market!
January 11, 2024
By Jeff Rooney “A farmers market is a collection of two or more farm vendors selling agricultural products directly to customers at a common recurrent... ...read more

Looking back at the legacy left by Monarch Knitting Co.
January 4, 2024
Can you guess the name of the business based on these clues? • Founded in Dunnville in 1903 • Became one of the largest enterprises... ...read more

IN RETROSPECT By Bruce MacDonald
November 30, 2023
Guest Columnist We have all had our moments of chuckle time when someone mispronounces or gets something backwards. Back on the Second Line in Seneca,... ...read more

