Tag: Local News
Explosive issue: City politicians back off full backyard fireworks ban
City politicians don’t want to ban the boom. Council’s community and protective services committee held back Tuesday night from prohibiting backyard fireworks across London – instead endorsing a plan that would allow them on Canada Day, Victoria Day and the Indian post-harvest festival Diwali. Full city council will have the final vote later this month. […]
A botched gold-store heist, a gunshot and ‘unbearable’ pain
Dan Loewith couldn’t be in court Tuesday to face the man who used a handgun to shatter his life and the lives of the people who love him.
Municipal officials geared up for provincial meetings next week
Wardens of Grey and of Bruce counties and municipal officials from Owen Sound and Walkerton ran down the issues they’ll be raising with provincial counterparts next week’s big annual municipal conference, in response to Sun Times questions. The week-long Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in London offers municipal officials the chance to plead their […]
Watchdog seeks police escort as area politician slapped with maximum penalty
CHATHAM – A municipal politician here was handed the maximum allowable penalty by her colleagues after a watchdog determined her past behaviour, including social media posts, breached council’s code of conduct.
Nominees sought for Afro Caribbean Youth Culture Awards
The contributions of Afro Caribbean youth living in Grey and Bruce counties are being celebrated through Kincardine’s first Afro Caribbean Youth Culture Awards. “As part of the Afro Caribbean diaspora of Grey and Bruce, we understand and acknowledge a strengthened lifeline created from safe places wherein historically racialized cultures can thrive,” said Jennifer Hunter, Kincardine […]