Tag: Community
Small-town tensions enflamed over defiant landowner’s ‘white lives matter’ sign
GODERICH â For Patrick Corvyn, the concerns involving his hometown of Goderich began when he was driving along whatâs known as the Bluewater Highway in August. Corvyn saw a large green sign on an adjacent property that boldly stated, in white lettering: White lives matter, screw Trudeau, screw Singh, capitalism not socialism. âMy first reaction […]
Tentative deal reached in Western University strike after six weeks
A tentative deal has been reached between Western University and the union representing caretakers, landscapers and trade workers, officials with both the union and the school say. CUPE Local 2361, the union representing 330 workers who have been on strike since Aug. 30, announced on Wednesday evening in an email that it had reached a […]
O’Reilly’s OT winner sinks Owen Sound
The band is back together and playing their favourite tune — breaking the hearts of Owen Sound Attack fans. Sam O’Reilly waved goodbye to the 2,174 gathered at the Bayshore in Owen Sound after scoring the overtime winner to give London (2-3-0-0) the 5-4 victory over the Attack (1-4-0-0). “That’s just adrenaline,” O’Reilly said of […]
Demand growing among homeless, hungry, groups warn
Downtown Owen Sound’s soup kitchen will have served as many meals this year by Thursday as it served in all of 2023. “We have seen a drastic increase in the number of people that are coming for meals,” said Colleen Trask Seaman, the executive director at Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort, or OSHaRE, at […]
Documentary shot off Bruce Peninsula about to make splash on TVO
A documentary that has shined a light on the underwater world just off the shores of Grey and Bruce counties is about to premiere for audiences across Canada. All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes, directed by the husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick, will make its premiere as […]