London Free Press

Non-profit leader speaks out as city politicians mull cuts to community grants

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London’s non-profits shouldn’t pay the price for a rubber-stamped bloated police budget that’s raising taxes, a 350-organization network says as it launches a campaign against community grant cuts. Pillar Nonprofit Network is calling on organizations, including the biggest ones with the biggest voices, and all Londoners to push back against a city proposal that could […]

Owen Sound Sun Times Sports

Providence College commit Mason Roy signs with the Owen Sound Attack following NCAA rule change

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Changes to NCAA player eligibility rules are already paying dividends for the Owen Sound Attack. On Friday, the Owen Sound Attack signed second-round pick Mason Roy to a standard player contract. Roy is committed to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Providence College. The move comes one day after the NCAA Division I Council voted […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Group feels unheard, but city says council pay, makeup proposals ‘repetitious’

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David McLeish said he’s disappointed the city denied his request to present his analysis of council compensation and composition to city council on Oct. 24 because it was “unduly repetitious.”  It’s left him and members of his committee to wonder if the city welcomes public input, he said.  He looked at council pay and the costs […]

London Free Press

School board travel scandals: Critic blasts ‘never-ending’ spending woes

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A raft of out-of-town – even overseas – trips by school board trustees or officials across Southwestern Ontario have rattled taxpayers and sparked deep reviews by Ontario’s education ministry. Two more cases became public in the past two days, and one long-time critic of the provincial education system believes it’s time for drastic changes. “I […]