Month: June 2024
Stratford Perth Pride ready to celebrate and bring Pride groups together
It’s officially Pride Month, and Stratford Perth Pride will be hosting a Rural Pride Summit on Intersectionality.
Fire damages house in Owen Sound
Careless smoking is being blamed for an early-morning fire that left a duplex in Owen Sound heavily damaged on Thursday. Fire crews were called to a two-and-half storey house at 330 13th St. E., one block north of the Owen Sound fire hall, at about 5:45 a.m. for a report of a structure fire. Owen […]
CUPE donates $12,000 to area charities
The municipal workers of Bruce, Grey and Wellington counties recently donated $12,000 to three local non-profit organizations. “CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) 255 members are committed to our communities,” said Casey Hillier, president of CUPE 255, in a media release. “We strive to improve lives of our fellow residents, not just through the services […]
Local voters reject paying private clinics to reduce surgical backlogs
Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote, held May 26 and 27, had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill 60, the Your Health Act, […]
Local voters reject paying private clinics to reduce surgical backlogs
Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote, held May 26 and 27, had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill 60, the Your Health Act, […]
CUPE donates $12,000 to area charities
The municipal workers of Bruce, Grey and Wellington counties recently donated $12,000 to three local non-profit organizations. “CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) 255 members are committed to our communities,” said Casey Hillier, president of CUPE 255, in a media release. “We strive to improve lives of our fellow residents, not just through the services […]
Labatt workers have struck a tentative deal with the brewery on a new collective agreement, after twice rejecting deals with the company.
London-based Labatt workers have struck a tentative deal with the brewery on a new collective agreement after twice rejecting proposed deals amid protracted labour talks. More than 400 workers will vote Friday on whether to accept the new contract offer. They rejected a May 18 agreement by an overwhelming 94 per cent, said Jeff Robinson, […]
Motorcyclist hurt in crash north of London
A motorcycle and van collided at Elginfield Road and Prospect Hill Road in Lucan Biddulph Township around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
A London business will lose 50 workers, a blow that will threaten its opening on a new site, as London Transit is not offering service to its new home.
A London business will lose 50 workers, a blow that will threaten its opening on a new site, as London Transit is not offering service to its new home.
Pride month dawns as Southwestern Ontario wave of anti-gay backlash crests
Those dedicated to growing LGBTQ Pride efforts in Huron County have needed exactly what every cash crop farmer in the area needs for success – patience, nurturing and time. And there have to be plans to ride out the rough patches. The organizers of Huron County’s first Pride festival – in June, which is Pride […]