Tag: Canada
Owen Sound mayor sees potential city benefits in federal budget
Owen Sound’s mayor likes the sound of more money for infrastructure in Tuesday’s federal budget proposals. It’s too early to pass final judgment, said Ian Boddy on Wednesday, but efforts to help build more housing and related infrastructure, and to assist hospital and colleges could benefit the city and the county. The budget comes up […]
Final weeks for Operation Christmas Child in Grey-Bruce
A program that allows locals to bring smiles to the faces of children in the developing world is in full swing in Grey-Bruce right now. The annual Operation Christmas Child program is at its height, with a final push on to fill as many shoeboxes as possible with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items along […]
Sarnia Sting score early, often in skid-snapping win over Owen Sound Attack
The Sarnia Sting wanted payback. Jordan Bax made sure they got it.
Federal budget export help welcomed by wood manufacturing cluster CEO
‘They’re helping us develop an export development program where we’re going to Saudia Arabia,’ wood cluster CEO Mike Baker said of a federal initiative in Tuesday’s budget.
LiUNA Local 1059 breaks ground on new $12.7 million training facility in Walkerton
Five years ago, Brandon MacKinnon sat in his London-area office, staring at a map of central Ontario. “I remember looking at the four counties, and sticking my finger in the middle, and Walkerton was the place,” he recalled. “It was a natural fit.” On Wednesday, Hayman Construction began excavating a 4.3-acre parcel of land in […]