Tag: food
Hepworth-Shallow Lake legion to celebrate grand opening on Nov. 2
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 586 will celebrate the grand opening of its brand-new building on Nov. 2 nearly three years after a fire destroyed the legion’s former home in Hepworth. The old legion building burned to the ground on Jan. 21, 2022. Much of the local legion’s memorabilia and the former home of the […]
Affordable rents: Here’s what you need to make in London (a lot)
Londoners need to make $32 an hour if they want to keep their rent from chewing up more than 30 per cent of their income.
Halloween walk-through event benefitting food bank for 5th year
The Reid family is once again promising a hauntingly good time as they prepare for their fifth annual Halloween Haunt. “My husband has been tinkering around with a couple of things out in the shed,” said co-organizer Nicole Reid. “We don’t want to spoil any surprises, but there will be a couple of new additions […]
London Accuride plant for sale, may close if buyer not found: Company
More than 200 people could lose their jobs if Accuride doesn’t find a buyer for its London plant that opened in 1968
Dozens displaced as encampment near Blackfriars Bridge shut down
Outreach workers say the city has put lives at greater risk by shutting down a large homeless encampment along the Thames River in London
Owen Sound District students stepping up to help those in need
Owen Sound District Secondary School students are again teaming up with local potters to help those in need in the Owen Sound area. The OSDSS leadership class will hold its second annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Nov. 7, where each attendee will be able to enjoy soup and ice cream served up by students in […]
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, reporting from the shore of Lake Superior.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Youth group learns about apple trees, makes fresh applesauce
It was a perfect September day for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s “For our Youth” (FOY) club to meet at leader Rhonda’s rural property south of Kincardine. Her beautifully treed yard and different varieties of apple trees promised great things for the day’s activities. We began with a roll call (What’s your favourite apple […]
London Food Bank leader reflects on kindness as Thanksgiving drive sets record
The final can has yet to be counted, but the London Food Bankâs Thanksgiving drive is already a record-breaker.
‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes,’ Repair Café repairman says
Paul Vanar bent over his workbench and tinkered with a broken wind-up toy horse, perhaps 75 years old. Lorraine Rutherford brought him the toy to fix. It’s been broken for a long time but its sentimental value was too great to part with it. It belonged to her late husband Jim Rutherford, whom […]