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The Community Players of New Hamburg are back for their winter season with the classic, A Christmas Carol, managed by artistic director Brooke Gamble, director Ryan Dunham and assistant director Rachel Conway.

Oxford County has released a few more details regarding what is now being called a “cybersecurity incident,” but very few details are known.

A Tillsonburg firefighter was honoured by the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office for her contribution to fire safety with the idea for a new mascot.

Brothers JJ and Dusty Hunter are “born and raised” farmers with what must be one of Canada’s better-known off farm careers.

Parker, Gilvesy speak of emotional toll of complaints

Picture this: I was eight years old when a major movie production rolled into my small town in Southwestern Ontario. The downtown transformed into a film set, and I can remember my mother dragging me by hand to a gleaming white limousine. Security moved to stop us, but Julianne Moore said it was okay and signed my scrap of paper. I didn’t know it then, but that brief exchange was the spark that led me to study film and pursue a career in the industry—because film doesn’t just

The Ontario has announced a $32-million investment in the region to “connect more people to emergency care faster and increase the availability of paramedics and ambulances in the community,” according to a press release from Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris.

Members of parliament spent their summers on what is affectionately called the “barbeque circuit” among members of the media.

In need of resurfacing, the Goderich Track located across the street from GDCI has been deemed unsafe and may soon be torn up and replaced with a stone dust track.

Despite the windy weather, the Parkinson’s Walk in Goderich on September 6 was the most successful to date.

Downtown Stratford was a winter wonderland for a few days — or as much as it could be in September weather.

A retired New Hamburg veterinarian has been sentenced to two years conditional house arrest after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation of a fellow New Hamburg vet who was working for him as a veterinary student at the time.

The final meeting of Stratford’s Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee took place Sept. 15, offering members a chance to reflect on both the challenges and the accomplishments of the group’s work over the past term.

A colourful year-round reminder of the sacrifices made by Canadian veterans was unveiled outside the Station Arts Centre on Thursday morning.

County of Brant councillors were given their first look last Tuesday at a powerful new growth management tool designed to track development, test future scenarios and improve transparency around how the community is expanding.

Tillsonburg Hydro and ERTH Power are exploring a collaboration that will strengthen the local utility and meet the community's future needs.

‘If you build it, they will come.’ Sounds of hand saws and hammering drew a few dozen curious people to the Port Rowan harbour to watch Saturday’s Bayfest Build-a-Boat preparations. At 12:30 p.m., hundreds of spectators watched 10 hand-crafted boats race (or in one case sink) in three heats and a championship final. “Basically, they get a material package – they don’t know what is in it beforehand,” said Russ Furler, assistant manager of Port Rowan Home Building Centre - th

Local union boss cites several factors including Trump tariffs

This year’s New Hamburg Fall Fair runs from Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 14, with the theme of “Cultivating Community Connections” at its core.

Hundreds of constituents showed up for a free breakfast at Oxford MP Arpan Khanna’s constituency office on Saturday, where crime and bail reform were the hot topics.