Tag: centre
Southwestern Ontario man gets five years in prison for role in grisly killing
Drew Bliss, 39, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Londoner found guilty of manslaughter in boarding house machete attack
Kenneth Wallisâs daughters remember their dad as a man who, despite his struggles with addiction, loved and valued them more than anything else. But during the trial of his killer, Robert Charnock, 42, they heard only a snapshot of their 56-year-old fatherâs life at a London boarding house on Dec. 8, 2021, when he suffered […]
Expansion finally begins at booming Woodstock centre for older adults
In the works for nearly a decade, a Woodstock recreational centre for older adults is finally breaking ground on a $9-million expansion to accommodate its burgeoning membership
Denmark moves to tax farmers on livestock greenhouse gas production
Danish government officials and Danish livestock farmers have reached agreement, judging by widespread reports, on details of a proposed tax on methane emissions from that nation’s ruminants. Beginning in 2030, Danish farmers are to pay a tax of 300 kroner ($59.38 CAD) per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, rising by 2035 to 750 kroner ($148.46), […]
Attack ink SIJHL Rookie of the Year
Another Owen Sound Attack prospect signed on the dotted line and will continue their hockey development in Owen Sound next season. On Monday, the Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of Easton Mikus, 17, from Thunder Bay. Mikus, six-foot-one and 187-pounds, is a centre who played with the Thunder Bay North Stars of the Super […]
Bank employee stole more than $500K to buy truck, travel, pay off credit card
SIMCOE â A former small-town bank employee who stole more than $500,000 will avoid jail after a judge here accepted a joint sentencing submission, though he admitted he wasn’t “in love” with it. Justice Gethin Edward agreed to a community sentence that allows Dana Studiman, 39, to live at home under a year-long curfew and […]
Jason Hathaway off to fast start in return to NASCAR Canada series
Jason Hathawayâs four-year-old son Maxson drives a hard bargain
Oak to be planted in Sharif Rahman’s honour
Owen Sound council agreed Monday to plant an oak tree in front of the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre in memory of Sharif Rahman, a community-minded local restaurateur and Y member. Rahman, 44, died a week after an Aug. 17, 2023 assault outside his downtown restaurant, The Curry House. Police have been investigating his death […]
London woman charged after replica gun pointed at drivers downtown
A 52-year-old London woman is charged after police say drivers reported having a gun pointed at them while travelling near downtown. London police say they were contacted at about 7 p.m. on Monday and told a woman was pointing a handgun near Wellington and Horton streets, just south of the core. One person was arrested […]
City renews agreement with YMCA for 20 years
Owen Sound council renewed its operating agreement with YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce on Monday. The charitable organization will continue to offer its health and fitness programs and provide exercise facilities at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre for the next 20 years. “The city could not manage and operate the YMCA facility at […]