A Perth East fire truck. (BlackburnNews.com stock photo)The loss in a barn fire in Perth County this morning could top $1 million.
The blaze broke out shortly after 6:00 in the chicken barn on Perth Road 124, north of Milverton.
At one point, fire crews and equipment from Milverton, Shakespeare, Sebringville and Listowel were on the scene. The barn housed close to 13,000 chickens, and all of them were killed.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation's Future Care Collective is getting ready to host a Vegas night for members later this month.
Bruce Power and its supplier partners have donated $20,000 to ChildCan for Cancer Awareness Month, which runs all of September.
The Jays kept rolling with a 9-2 smashing of the Royals to kick off their series in Kansas City.
An unsafe for swimming notice will remain posted over the Labour Day long weekend
Wheat finished sharply lower to end the week.
Police also seized suspected fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine during the two-day initiative.
