Tag: Contest
Township enticing shoppers to spend in Huron-Kinloss this holiday season
As holiday shopping ramps up, the Township is urging the community to spend locally again this year. “Our businesses have everything you could need or want for the holidays and we are proud to have them in Huron-Kinloss,” Amy Irwin, economic development officer for the Township of Huron-Kinloss, said in a Nov. 4 email. In […]
Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations
By Isabella Figueroa Student researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin are among the winners of an Environmental Protection Agency contest for innovations in sustainability. The EPA established the People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition to support teams of undergraduate and graduate students working to develop solutions to environmental and […]
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Easton Cowan channels Patrick Kane, lifts London Knights to overtime win
OWEN SOUND â Easton Cowan credits former London Knights star Patrick Kane for the celebration. After beating Carter George low-glove with 1:01 left in overtime, Cowan skated to centre ice, dropped to a knee, mimed making a heart shape, and punched right through. âPatty Kane. The Heartbreaker,â Cowan said. The Knights beat Owen Sound 2-1 […]
Easton Cowan ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ notches OT winner in Owen Sound
Easton Cowan credits former London Knight Patrick Kane for the celebration. After beating Carter George low glove with 1:01 left in overtime, Cowan skated to centre ice, dropped to a knee, mimed making a heart shape, and punched right through. “Patty Kane. The Heartbreaker,” Cowan said. The Knights beat Owen Sound 2-1 Sunday afternoon in […]
The Owen Sound Attack keep sliding thanks to Nic Sima and the Saginaw Spirit
Seven straight losses now for the Owen Sound Attack, but who’s counting? Owen Sound lost 6-2 to the defending Memorial Cup champion Saginaw Spirit at the Bayshore Saturday afternoon. Head coach Scott Wray isn’t about to panic. “It’s just one day at a time really, you kind of block out everything and just attack the […]
Excitement building for this year’s Santa Claus Parade
Holiday cheer is being sparked as Santa Claus prepares to make his annual appearance in Kincardine. “It gets everybody in the spirit,” Tammy Schneider, Kincardine Chamber of Commerce executive director and Santa Claus Parade co-chair, said in an Oct. 30 interview. The chamber held a Name the Parade contest earlier in the month with Morgan […]
Conservative nomination battle in open London-area riding heats up
The race for the Conservative nomination in a longtime federal Tory seat in the London area is heating up as a possible vote to select the candidate nears. Tony Brooks â one of three people who publicly declared their intention to seek the nomination in Elgin-Middlesex-London â said he was disqualified because of a technicality […]
Attack lose to Spirit in shootout, drop sixth-straight game
In a game that featured nearly everything hockey has to offer, the defending Memorial Cup champion Saginaw Spirit got lucky last. Sebastien Gervais lost the puck on what proved to be the shootout-winning goal — in the eighth round of the skills contest — but it slid under Carter George and into the net to […]
Firebirds scorch Bears in Flint
Nathan Day made 37 stops for his first-career shutout as the Flint Firebirds handed the Owen Sound Attack their fifth-straight loss, 3-0 inside the Dort Financial Center Saturday night. The Owen Sound Attack (3-7-1-1) are sliding down the Western Conference standings while the Flint Firebirds improved to 6-5-0-1 early in the season. All of the […]
Sport notes: Sam O’Reilly; Jade Kovacevic; Shaedon Sharpe
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene NO KNIGHTS: The 22-player roster for the CHL USA prospects challenge game being held at Canada Life Place in London doesnât have a Londoner or a Knight on it. The contest, slated for Nov. 26, will feature first-time NHL-draft eligible stars from […]