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Bluewater sees EQAO improvement but has work to do
Bluewater District School Board has things to celebrate in their latest annual provincial standardized testing results over last year. At the same time, in most cases, the percentage of local students meeting provincial expectations was still below the provincial average in the 2023-24 Education Quality and Accountability Office results. The good news is more students met or exceeded […]
Protect Our Waterways to host speakers ahead of DGR vote
As a referendum vote nears on whether South Bruce residents want their municipality to be a willing host for a proposed deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, a local group opposed to the project is holding an information event. Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste will hold its DGR information event on Oct. […]
Old downtown storefront gets new life along Dundas Place
A Toronto-area entrepreneur is breathing new life into the core fixture, planning a liquidation store called Almost Free opening this fall.
Second annual Sconefest dishes up the goods both savoury and sweet
Baked or fried. Served with jam, peanut butter, and other toppings, sweet or savoury, and even stuffed with hot dogs, the varieties were seemingly endless at the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Environment Office’s second annual Sconefest Saturday near Wiarton. Scone (pronounced ‘scon’) is a simple traditional food typically made with flour and water — but […]
London police probe assault that hurt two amid homecoming bashes
London police are investigating an assault involving a weapon near Western University’s main gates during homecoming weekend that sent two people to hospital. Officers were called to Richmond and Huron streets, near campus, for a welfare check at approximately 9:45 p.m. Saturday, police said in a news release issued on Sunday. Police found two individuals […]
Western Mustangs beat Queen’s for bounce-back homecoming win
Theyâre back. The Western football team moved past the pain of their disheartening Laurier defeat by squashing Queenâs 39-14 at Mustangs Homecoming on Saturday at Alumni Stadium. âThe (loss) really flipped a switch within the guys,â said running back Keanu Yazbeck, who accounted for 72 of Westernâs 197 ground yards and a determined late touchdown […]
Letters to the Editor: September 28, 2024
Wider input equals better decisions
Attack drop season opener to Storm, 6-4
Two youthful teams with new head coaches and high hopes for the future met Friday night at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph to mark the start of the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season. The Guelph Storm came out on top, 6-4, over the Owen Sound Attack — in large part thanks to a four-goal first […]
As ex-mayor’s second trial nears end, first one may be called into question
While the former mayor of Woodstockâs second sexual assault trial moved closer to the finish line, there is a chance his first trial, at which he was convicted, could return to the starting blocks. Trevor Birtch, 49, is supposed to be sentenced on Nov. 18 after Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie convicted him in August, […]
Protect Our Waterways hosting speakers ahead of DGR vote
As a referendum vote nears on whether South Bruce residents want their municipality to be a willing host for a proposed deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, a local group opposed to the project is holding an information event. Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste will hold its DGR information event on Oct. […]