Tag: December
Baranyai: Doug Ford’s PCs could use a math refresher
Recent decisions regarding The Beer Store contract and the Ontario Science Centre indicate the provincial government needs help with math
Q+A: Local Order of Canada inductees Joe Miskokomon, Susie Matthias
The Order of Canada has been bestowed on two people in the region, one for her dedication to the arts and the other for his lifetime of work with Indigenous people.
Friends express pride, grief, regret at memorial for slain London woman
A London woman who died on the weekend was remembered Tuesday by friends as someone who was caring and whose life was going in the right direction after living on the streets for years. Dozens of people attended the memorial for Cheryl Sheldon on Tuesday night at the Central Branch of the London Public Library. […]
Georgian Bluffs goes over first draft of short-term rental program
Georgian Bluffs council has been presented the first draft of a short-term rental accommodations licensing program. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, council supported the first draft with some feedback on potential adjustments. The plan is for the final framework to be presented for council’s approval in September. The licensing program would […]
Man sentenced to prison for manslaughter, but out on appeal
BRANTFORD â Connor Gibson has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a man he hit with a two-by-four board. But Gibson, dressed neatly in a suit and tie in Brantfordâs Superior Court of Justice, and his lawyer met again hours later on Thursday in Toronto to arrange bail, […]
Bequest by Elwood Moore estate to inspire conservation among youth
A bequest from the estate of Elwood Moore will ensure his commitment to conservation and environmental education in Grey and Bruce counties inspires others to do the same. The Grey Sauble Conservation Foundation recently announced the bequest, which will support its Environmental Awareness and Education Fund, reflecting Moore’s passion for educating individuals of all ages […]
Great Lakes region to host sixth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz
https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/GLC-Logo-1200px-bluesquare.jpg News Great Lakes region to host sixth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz Ann Arbor, Mich. – Organizations across the region will work together
RCAF Centralia Cold War crashes
As a NATO country sandwiched between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., Canada never had the option of neutrality during the Cold War. The threat of nuclear war meant that humankind was just minutes away from annihilation. Huron County’s Cold War contributions were two air stations. RCAF Station Clinton was Canada’s radar school, while student pilots trained […]
Inflation continued to slow in December
Canada still has some work to do to bring its inflation rate down to the Bank of Canada’s target of two per cent, but it slowed last month.
‘Cold Moon’ to light up Ontario skies during darkest day of the year
The final full moon of the year will illuminate Ontario skies on Wednesday, December 7.