Tag: job
Summer movie season keeping film crews busy in London
Just call London, Hollywood North. One film is being shot in the city and two more are on tap to get cameras rolling in August, said Andrew Dodd, director of Film London, the city agency charged with expanding the film industry here. The film schedule may grow even busier as Film London also received support […]
Dyer: Pragmatism, not pity, should guide Democrats as Joe Biden flounders
It really doesnât matter whether Joe Biden is in peak condition intellectually during a second term as president. He did some useful things in his first term, but his main job now is to stop Donald Trump from coming back. If he succeeded in doing that and went gaga immediately afterwards, the ship of state […]
‘We were chosen’: 122 newborns, one couple’s epic foster care journey
Don and Nancy Matthews, now in their 70s, fostered a small village of infants over the years. Only reluctantly has the Southwestern Ontario couple stopped. LFP’s Randy Richmond reports STRATFORD â Nancy Matthews always wanted a lot of babies. The love they need, the love they give â she can list any number of reasons […]
Baranyai: World of difference between the woes of Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau
A recent spate of commentary is drawing parallels between Canadian rumblings for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as head of the Liberal Party, and calls for U.S. President Joe Biden to take himself off the Democratic ticket
London doctor’s ‘death to Israel’ post triggers backlash
A London doctor has sparked outrage over a social media post calling for âdeath to Israel,â with some pro-Israel supporters calling for her medical licence to be revoked. Dr. Nahla Al Sarraj, now in post-graduate psychiatry studies at Western Universityâs Schulich School of Medicine, in a video post on X spoke about the months-long conflict […]
Furniture store with catchy radio jingle ending four-decade run
His store’s radio jingle is probably embedded in your head to stay, but Randy Snow is folding up his London furniture business after a four-decade run. Snow, who founded The Table & Chair Co. with a partner in the fallout of the early 1980s recession, is packing it in â trading his sofas and sectionals […]
Lend a hand while Owen Sound booster Jan Chamberlain is out of action
In small towns across Canada, women are truly community heroes. In our small town of Owen Sound, one amazing woman leader stands out – Jan Chamberlain – who has made civic pride her life-long career. Now in her 80s, Jan’s efforts remain full of passion and purpose, building on her keen sense of belonging to […]
Saugeen Shores Lifesaving Club members heading to world championships in August
Two Saugeen Shores Lifesaving Club athletes have been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming Lifesaving World Championships in Australia. Team Canada selected Izzy Speiran to join its youth women’s team for the championships in Gold Coast, while Hayden Kaake was chosen for the youth men’s team. Luna Abbott is an alternate for the Canadian […]
Survey reveals detailed picture of immigrant experience in Grey-Bruce
A survey of people not born in Canada who live in Grey-Bruce now found their top priorities sound a lot like those of us all. The survey included 120 responses from immigrants living in Grey-Bruce in 2023. Highlights were shared with Grey County council Thursday. The full 51-page survey was included as a link to […]
Bank employee stole more than $500K to buy truck, travel, pay off credit card
SIMCOE â A former small-town bank employee who stole more than $500,000 will avoid jail after a judge here accepted a joint sentencing submission, though he admitted he wasn’t “in love” with it. Justice Gethin Edward agreed to a community sentence that allows Dana Studiman, 39, to live at home under a year-long curfew and […]