Tag: conference
Thompson looking forward to new role as rural affairs minister
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson said she feels she has come full circle in her new role as the Ontario government’s minister of rural affairs. Thompson, who was named to the position when Premier Doug Ford announced a cabinet shuffle on June 6, said Thursday (June 27) that after graduating from the University of Guelph, her […]
Spitfires hire Walters as head coach a day after his OHL suspension is lifted
It’s a hire that is sure to raise a few eyebrows. The Windsor Spitfires named Greg Walters head coach on Tuesday just a day after the Ontario Hockey League reinstated him from a more than six-month ban for breach of the league’s code of conduct. “Knowing Greg’s work in the league over the years, his […]
North Stars bow out to Hamilton following 13-7 season
The Owen Sound North Stars junior B team’s season ended in Hamilton as the Bengals pulled out the brooms and swept the Scenic City squad in three games. The Bengals topped the N’Stars 12-7 inside Hamilton’s Lawfield Arena to earn a berth into the second round on June 27. Reed Allen led the way for Hamilton […]
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. […]
Sims: Woman killed in hit-and-run had found refuge at St. Thomas cafe
During the coming days, the Grace Café in St. Thomas will have Carissa Georgeâs photo on their front coffee counter, so the people who knew her can pay their respects.
Volunteers are becoming harder to find for all rural organizations
Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies after young volunteers to keep fairs viable
Protestors and police feature at hospital organization’s AGM in Walkerton
When Jana White and a few dozen other people disappointed in their local hospital organization arrived at the Best Western Plus parking lot to protest Wednesday night in Walkerton, a police officer greeted them and asked them to vacate the area. White said the Save the Durham Hospital committee protestors made it a few steps […]
Charges laid in hit-and-run crash that killed 34-year-old woman
St. Thomas police named a 34-year-old woman as the victim of a recent late-night hit-and-run crash as they detailed newly laid criminal charges in the case.
Q+A: New Ontario Hockey League boss Bryan Crawford
The retired Ontario Hockey League commissioner passed the torch with a few simple words of encouragement. âGo get ’em, kid,â David Branch said to Bryan Crawford before an introductory news conference Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Replacing a 45-year legend at the helm is no small feat, but the 42-year-old from […]