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Pen pals finally meet – after more than 60 years: ‘Feels great’
CHATHAM â The 1956 marriage of Carol Robertâs sister led to a pen-pal friendship that has stretched across more than 60 years and finally reached an in-person milestone on Sunday. Robertâs new brother-in-law, Jim Toler from West Virginia, told her his brother had a daughter named Chyrl who would like to be her pen pal. […]
Dyer: Emmanuel Macron may be arrogant, but not stupid
Nothing else in France looks like the 1930s, so why should fascism?
LCBO workers picket outside Owen Sound location
Dozens of LCBO workers picketed in front of the location at the corner of 9th Street East and 16th Street East in Owen Sound Friday as unionized staff are now on strike for the first time in the history of Ontario’s main liquor retailer. A strike deadline set by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, […]
Community builders use Lego to tackle complex housing issues
Mayors, building inspectors, county staff, housing professionals and designers gathered to play with Lego Friday at The Library in Owen Sound. The well-attended workshop hosted at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library and organized by Christine Hempel and Krystal Valencia wasn’t all fun and games, the participants were trying to find solutions […]
Gay Lea Foods provides update on Thornloe Cheese sale
There is a letter of intent to sell it to Mississauga, Ontario-based Triple “A” Cheese
Library invites participants to tackle housing crisis with Lego build
The Library in Owen Sound is asking residents to get creative in helping to solve the housing crisis using Lego. The morning Lego housing workshop at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library is set for Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. There is limited enrollment with pre-registration required. During the workshop people […]
In Obamacare health coverage, could — and should — Michigan go it alone? | Bridge Michigan
A Democratic-sponsored bill would wrest control of Michiganâs health insurance marketplace from the federal government and put it in the hands of the state. Republican lawmakers are concerned about how much the change would cost….
A Symbol of Survival: Red Pine Peels and Ojibwe Canoe Factories | Great Lakes Now
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.