Tag: encampment
Western University: On-campus protesters building ‘more permanent’ base
Western University pledged to take action as an on-campus encampment protesting Israel nears the two-month mark with students bringing in new materials to build a fortified barricade, school officials say. Officials on Friday cited “egregious abuse” in the University Community Centre â adjacent to the pro-Palestine encampment, in place since May 8 â and other […]
Paulgaard: Local stories, told with integrity, should matter to us all
In small town Alberta where I grew up, it was common to see headlines such as The case of the cow in the second-storey window and Coyote captured in town in the local paper.
Pro-Palestinian protesters greet grads after Western University convocation
Graduates from the Ivey school of business at Western University were greeted by pro-Palestinian protesters when they left left Alumni Hall following their convocation ceremony Thursday afternoon. About 200 protesters then headed to the Ivey school of business on Western Road, where they chanted and drummed as Ivey graduates and their families also went back […]
City staff much busier with homeless encampments in 2023
City bylaw enforcement staff opened double the number of files concerning homeless encampments in 2023 than in 2022 — which represented a four-fold increase over 2021. City bylaw enforcement officers opened 134 files concerning homeless encampments in 2023, 60 files in 2022 and 27 files in 2021. Bylaw enforcement staff were unable to speculate why […]