London Free Press

SIMS: Rick DeJager’s still ‘golfing, working, breathing’ – and ever so grateful

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Rick DeJager doesn’t call himself lucky. “I’ve been very fortunate. I have good care,” the 65-year-old lifelong Londoner said as we sat in the sunshine with his wife Colleen on his backyard deck. DeJager and his landmark south London restaurant Tiger Jack’s has been a fixture of the city’s restaurant scene since it opened in […]

London Free Press

Union backs Queen’s Park audit of Thames Valley school board after retreat scandal

6 min read

The provincial audit of region’s largest school board in the wake of an executive travel controversy is a welcomed step that can help restore public faith in a critically important institution, one union leader says. Ontario’s education minister announced a sweeping audit of the Thames Valley District school board executive operations after a three-day retreat […]

Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Airport drops Bishop, Owen Sound from new name

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The once Owen Sound-owned airport east of the city has a new name: Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport.  The new name accomplishes a few things, airport owner Rick Horwath said at an opening ceremony to announce the new name, tout airport revitalization efforts and to promote aviation.  While the Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional […]