The Sachem

08/13/2024

The SPCA was given enough food for more than a million pets — but there’s nowhere to store ithttps://www.thespec.com/news/the-spca-was-given-enough-food-for-more-than-a-million-pets-but-theres-nowhere/article_32b7b260-b36e-5822-8954-5671fbe1cfc3.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_q3qb15gw2g

Animal charity needs a 10,000-square foot warehouse space to support its Pet Pantry program

08/13/2024

If you’re still headed to the beach today, you’ll want to steer clear of Pier 4 and four other Hamilton beaches deemed unsafe by Hamilton Public Health Services.

The following public beaches are closed

02/10/2024

Globe-trotting explorer Adam Shoalts has been called “Canada’s Indiana Jones,” but there’s a key difference — Indy famously hates snakes, while Shoalts goes looking for them.
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Great Canadian Snake Quest raises awareness of threatened reptiles

09/28/2023

Binbrook doesn’t currently have public transit service, and at the moment, there are no plans to bring it to the community. But should there be? A consultation period will close at the end of September.

Public consultation period closing at end of September.

08/14/2023

Binbrook grandmother Linda Rousseau set a world record for her age and weight division at the North American Regional Powerlifting Championships Aug. 10.

Binbrook grandmother Linda Rousseau set a world record for her age and weight division Aug. 10 at the North American Regional Powerlifting Championships in Grand Cayman.

08/13/2023

Axtion Sports Jam for Children's Mental Health is returning for its second year. Here’s what you need to know.

08/12/2023

A funnel cloud sighting stopped people in their tracks Saturday morning on Hamilton’s south Mountain and in Caledonia.

Risk of thunderstorms continues in Hamilton through Saturday afternoon

08/11/2023

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Cayuga resident Ray Gardner has a passion for making history come alive. The 78-year-old’s annual Civil War re-enactment is back Aug. 19 and 20 at his Circle G Ranch after a COVID-19 pandemic pause | Tamara Botting, The Sachem

Ray Gardner is no stranger to battlegrounds.

08/10/2023

Christine Hopman said her family decided to get involved as puppy raisers for Autism Dog Services after reading about the organization in an article in The Sachem

Christine Hopman and her family liked the idea of getting a dog, but there were a few factors that gave them pause.

08/10/2023

A near collision with two Six Nations Police cruisers has resulted in a number of charges.

A near collision with two Six Nations Police cruisers has resulted in a number of charges.Man charged in connection with near collision with two police cruisers

08/09/2023

A search of Lake Erie prompted by the discovery of an abandoned floatie off Long Point on Tuesday has been called off.

No one was found in the water, and no beachgoers have been reported missing

08/09/2023

A white unicorn floatie found drifting in Lake Erie prompted search and rescue teams to scour the waters off Long Point on Tuesday for two people thought to be missing on the lake.

Two beachgoers feared missing in Lake Erie, police say