Tag: fall
Early street artists join effort to ‘paint the change’ in downtown London
As teenagers at Beal secondary school embracing hip hop, James Kirkpatrick and Darcy Obokata gravitated to the alleyway off Clarence Street
LGBTQ advocates embrace provincial grant: ‘Strength and vibrancy’
A London-based LGBTQ organization has plans to launch a virtual community hub this fall â with an eye on a physical centre some day â thanks to an Ontario Trillium grant. “London has no community centre for the community. We’re trying to create that space,” Abbey Buist, program director for Why We March, said Saturday. […]
Construction officially begins on new Rockwood Terrace in Durham
Nearly 10 years after Grey County began exploring redevelopment options, shovels hit the dirt Friday morning in Durham to officially kick off the new 128-bed Rockwood Terrace construction. Once completed, sometime in 2026 if all goes to plan, the new long-term care home and the county’s largest capital project to date will offer 28 additional […]
PFAS News Roundup: Ohio train derailment likely spilled PFAS and other chemicals across 16 states, including most Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
Chemicals like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were likely spilled after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A new study analyzing rain and snow samples from northern Wisconsin to North Carolina and Maine found the highest levels of pH and certain compounds recorded over the last 10 years. This study proves that the various chemicals spilled did not just negatively impact local residents but spread across 540,000 square miles through 16 other states — which includes a third of the U.S.
Protestors and police feature at hospital organization’s AGM in Walkerton
When Jana White and a few dozen other people disappointed in their local hospital organization arrived at the Best Western Plus parking lot to protest Wednesday night in Walkerton, a police officer greeted them and asked them to vacate the area. White said the Save the Durham Hospital committee protestors made it a few steps […]