Owen Sound Sun Times

SweetWater’s Next Wave program showcases talented youth

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A unique program of the annual SweetWater Music Festival aims to both provide experience for young artists and build the classical music community in the area.  While the festival’s Next Wave program is providing performance opportunities for young artists, program advisor Bridget Walsh said Saturday it is also about inviting and welcoming others into the […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Concours d’Lemon turns heads in Owen Sound

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It was a car show like no other on Saturday in Owen Sound, where bribing the judges was encouraged, and the prizes handed out included everything from pasta sauce and olives, to spam and potato chips.  And in a display of just how backwards the Concours d’Lemons was, top prize went to the most mundane […]

London Free Press

Queen’s Park to audit Thames Valley school board amid stadium retreat fallout

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The provincial government is launching a sweeping probe of the region’s largest school board, under fire after The Free Press uncovered a three-day retreat that sent 18 administrators to Toronto’s baseball stadium hotel – costing nearly $40,000. In a forceful statement Friday evening, Education Minister Jill Dunlop announced a comprehensive review of the cash-strapped Thames […]