Crime Stoppers Grey Bruce is getting ready to welcome back classic car owners for a series of more tours across the region.
Chairperson for Crime Stoppers Grey Bruce Peter Reid says following the success over the past three years, the organization has planned three car tours for this summer.
“We started these car tours back during Covid with the help of the members of the classic car community and we are back again once again,” says Reid.
The tours will kick off on June 25 with a tour and show in South Bruce County. The tour will invite drivers to hit the back roads, farms, rolling hills and villages of south central Bruce County, with the organization hosting a stationary car show at the Paisley Palace Park from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will also include a 1 p.m. shotgun start from Sauble Beach, Port Elgin and Kincardine.
Classic car owners will be invited back on Aug. 13, where classic and hobby cars will gather in Port Elgin, Sauble Beach, Wiarton, and Lion’s Head and move out on a shotgun start at 1 p.m. on various routes around Northern Bruce Peninsula. Crime Stoppers volunteers will be handing out route maps for participants. The event will end at the Wiarton Keppel International Airport for an afternoon stationary show until 5 p.m.
The tours will come to an end on Sept. 24 with the third annual Keppel Classic Colour Tour. It will feature a 1 p.m. shotgun start from Sauble Beach, Wiarton, Owen Sound, and Port Elgin, and take car enthusiasts on a fall colour tour of old Keppel Township in Georgian Bluffs. Maps will be supplied by Crime Stoppers volunteers at all locations, and will show a number of scenic routes across forests, cliffs, and waters around the area. The tour will come to an end at the Wiarton Keppel International Airport for an afternoon stationary show until 5 p.m.
“We raise funds two ways with these, we accept donations at the locations. There is no fee to attend, and then there is no fee for entry, but if you are able to donate, that’s great. Last year we raised about $3,000 from donations and we also run a 50/50 draw at Sauble Beach for the car shows there. We raised about $1,000 last year from that as well,” says Reid.
There will be a 50/50 draw at all events, and Reid says he is aiming to raise between $6,000 to $7,000 from this year’s event.
The funds go towards Crime Stoppers Grey Bruce operating costs.
More details on signing up for the tours can be found on the Crime Stoppers website here.
