Bruce County warden plants commemorative tree in Ripley

It was cold and windy Friday morning as Bruce County warden Mitch Twolan (above left), also mayor of Huron-Kinloss Township, was joined by Huron-Kinloss deputy mayor Wilfred Gamble (above right) in planting a commemorative tree in Ripley.

A handful of people braved the elements as the pair scooped the last couple of shovelfuls of dirt around the base of a sugar maple, planted in honour of Bruce County's 150th anniversary and Canada's 150th.

The plaque beside the tree reads: "This sugar maple tree has been planted for the people of the Township of Huron-Kinloss to commemorate the occasion of Bruce County's Sesquicentennial, 1867-2017."



Twolan said the year is going to be filled with special events to mark Bruce 150, including:
 

• Bruce Remembers: Military Reunion Luncheon, June 3, at Noon, at the Chesley Community Centre. Cost is $50 per person.
• Bruce County Doors Open, June 10-11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. on the Sunday, at various locations. Admission is free.
• Canadian Forces Snowbirds, June 21, at the Saugeen Municipal Airport, Walkerton. Doors open at noon, and the show begins at 4 p.m. Admission is free.
• Tiverton Lions Summer Kick-off, June 23-24. Free family event at the ball diamonds.
• Spooky Bruce, Oct. 27-29, beginning at dusk, at the Bruce County Jail in Walkerton. Cost is $10 per person.
• The Explorers of the Bruce County Outreach Trailer, various dates. Visit the Bruce 150 outreach trailer with the "Explorers of Bruce County" exhibit at events and activities across the county.

For more information about these and other Bruce 150 activities, visit bruce150.ca

Commemorative trees were also planted at the following locations Friday morning:
 

• Municipal office in Chesley
• Bruce Power Regional Soccer Park in Walkerton
• Tiverton Cenotaph
• Lion's Head Cenotaph
• Teeswater Fairgrounds
• Hepworth Cenotaph
• Saugeen Shores Police Station