Tag: Community
Funeral set for ‘pioneer’ who helped build London’s Muslim community
When Hanny Shousher arrived in London in 1949 as a 19-year-old from Lebanon, he spoke no English and there were two other Muslim families in the city. When he died at 94 on Saturday, he left behind two mosques and an Islamic association he helped build, and a community in the region of about 35,000 […]
Ready to show your Pride? Plenty of events during 10-day festival
The annual Pride London Festival begins in two weeks and, with 10 days of celebrations and a slew of events, make sure to plan ahead so you donât miss out on whatâs new and different this year.
LGBTQ advocates embrace provincial grant: ‘Strength and vibrancy’
A London-based LGBTQ organization has plans to launch a virtual community hub this fall â with an eye on a physical centre some day â thanks to an Ontario Trillium grant. “London has no community centre for the community. We’re trying to create that space,” Abbey Buist, program director for Why We March, said Saturday. […]
Waterfront festival draws families for afternoon fun
Owen Sound’s waterfront festival Saturday was all about kids. They played on the beach and in the bay, built tall wooden Jenga towers, ran races, climbed into a fire truck and a police cruiser. There were dogs running obstacle courses to watch, a roaming, 7’ 4’’ woman to hug, candy floss to eat […]
Music in the Fields emerging artist winners announced
The fans have spoken. “We received almost 50,000 votes this year,” Cheryl Johnston, marketing director for Lucknow’s Music in the Fields (LMITF), said of the online voting for the James Cameron Memorial Emerging Artist Showdown. “It’s great that these artists have such a following and support behind them for this opportunity.” This year’s voting ended […]