Tag: Community
Groups looking for people to give their time to help in community
Maybe you’ve got some time to spare and want to make a difference but you don’t know how. A volunteer fair held in the public library auditorium in downtown Owen Sound Wednesday featured a variety of groups whose representatives were eager to explain the ways they rely on volunteers. Miriam Dupuis, who organizes volunteers at Bruce […]
Georgian Bluffs council takes first run at draft budget
Georgian Bluffs council has kicked off its budget deliberations, with a proposed municipal tax rate increase of just over five per cent. After a day-long budget session on Friday, council directed staff to prepare a draft 2025 budget that maintains a tax rate increase of 5.14 per cent. For the average single-family detached home assessed at […]
Field naturalists begin 40th season with strong membership, hard truths
The Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN) launched their 40th season of meetings, speakers and outings Sept. 24 at the Point Clark Community Centre. The club has enjoyed strong membership in recent years and welcomed a dozen new members that evening. President Christine Roberts encouraged newcomers to take full advantage of learning and activity opportunities. Prior to […]
Two London Knights stars are back from NHL training camps. Will more follow?
Sam OâReilly made a great first impression at Edmonton Oilers camp.
In Old East Village, homeless reality collides with merchants’ concerns
Old East Village residents and businesses are set to weigh in on a multi-million-dollar proposal from a social service agency to add 90 new homeless shelter beds. Set for Wednesday are two public meetings hosted at the Old East Village Market at 630 Dundas St. by the neighbourhood business improvement area as well as Ark […]