Author: Cottage Life
Stratford Festival sticks with vaccine passport through April, but will reassess through season
The Stratford Festival will require patrons to show proof of vaccination at ticketed events until the end of April while theatre officials ponder the future of the policy for the remainder of the upcoming season. Artistic director Antoni Cimolino and executive director Anita Gaffney informed members of the decision in a letter Thursday afternoon. “We […]
‘Devastating’: London addiction recovery centre to shut as cash runs out
A unique London addiction recovery centre that helped more than 100 people over the last two years is shutting down at the end of March due to lack of funding.
Professional allegations withdrawn against fired school vice-principal
Allegations of professional misconduct have been withdrawn against a former St. Thomas vice-principal who was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student. The misconduct charge against Michael George Dennis was withdrawn Thursday following a closed hearing to determine if he’s fit to work in education, according to Ontario’s regulatory body for teachers. “Fitness-to-practise […]
Reader to Reader: Feb. 26
Bottle drive The 12U London Badgers baseball team is holding a bottle drive on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Empty beer, cooler and wine bottles or cans can be dropped off outside The Batters Box, at 570 Clarke Rd., unit 15. All money raised will help send our 12U baseball team to Cooperstown, […]
Baranyai: Public opinion most effective weapon in fighting inhumane livestock treatment
Pigs seldom make the news. When they do, stories tend to centre on humans more than hogs: an outbreak of swine flu, crop destruction by hordes of feral boars and the first pig-to-human heart transplant. Recently, pigs themselves have been hogging the spotlight. Taking a stand in their defence, billionaire Carl Icahn picked a very […]