
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

Hagersville hospital’s New Years baby 50 years later
January 9, 2025
HAGERSVILLE—Becky Kellar started life as a ‘first,’ and the trend would continue on down the years. The first edition of the Haldimand Press, which came ...read more

Townsend: From bold plans to quiet streets
January 9, 2025
TOWNSEND — Sometimes, if you build it, they don’t come. In the early 1970s, optimism ran high in Haldimand County as designs for the planned... ...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HAGERSVILLE—Roger Webb shared these historical documents surrounding the opening of the Hagersville & District Memorial Arena.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

Women’s Institute honoured with Heritage Centre exhibit
December 5, 2024
CAYUGA—Educational programming, meeting community needs, promoting life skills, sharing fellowship: the Women’s Institute (WI) has been serving and enhancing the life of rural communities for ...read more

Inspiring artist honoured
November 28, 2024
DUNNVILLE — On Thursday, November 21, 2024, family, friends, and former art students of the late William Biddle gathered at the Dunnville Public Library to ...read more

Renovations coming soon to improve Ruthven Coach House
November 28, 2024
CAYUGA—Work is expected to begin soon on some improvements to the Coach House kitchen at Ruthven Park National Historic Site. Site Administrator Brittany Van Dalen ...read more

$96,600 grant saves iconic Cottonwood Mansion from structural risks
November 21, 2024
SELKIRK—Cottonwood Mansion recently celebrated the completion of significant restoration work made possible by a $96,600 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The grant ...read more

Haldimand Remembers: Ceremonies held from Dunnville to Hagersville
November 14, 2024
Hagersville Jarvis Selkirk Dunnville Cayuga Caledonia ...read more

Grand River Spinners and Weavers Guild hosting open house November 16
November 14, 2024
YORK—Ina Muller first saw a spinning demonstration at Black Creek Pioneer Village while going to York University.“I knew from that moment on that I wanted... ...read more

