Tag: Community
Wingham hospital receives $85,170 from the Leland and Thora Vance Fund
The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation recently announced a contribution of $85,170 from the Leland and Thora Vance Fund. Administered through the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, the donation is being used to support the purchase of a new ultrasound machine for Wingham’s hospital, the Foundation said in a June 17 news release. For decades, Lee […]
Owen Sound city hall atriums to be named after Wright, Jackson
The atriums on the second floor of Owen Sound City Hall will be named in honour of Arlene Wright and Ovid Jackson. Council on Monday passed a motion brought forward on May 11 by Mayor Ian Boddy to name the east and west atrium meeting rooms after the two for dedicating their lives to civic […]
Owen Sound crash-prone intersections working group a no-go
Owen Sound council has decided against establishing a working group to examine the city’s three most crash-prone intersections. On Monday, council defeated the notice of motion brought forward by Coun. Jon Farmer that had been postponed from its May 25 meeting. Farmer had asked in his motion that the working group of three to five […]
Hey, kids, wanna be a paramedic? One from London shows what the job’s all about
London paramedic Samantha Dakin is hoping to inspire the next generation of first responders by giving children across Ontario a close look at her career. Dakin, 28, began working with the Middlesex-London Paramedic Services in 2023. Along with responding to emergency calls, Dakin connects with the public through community outreach programs. It was through this […]
Cleaning each of the Great Lakes
Ongoing efforts to clean up pollution around all five Great Lakes have focused on volunteer-led shoreline cleanups and community engagement campaigns aimed at removing litter and raising awareness about plastic […]