Tag: local
‘We’ve come a long way’ local First Nation chief says
A sunrise ceremony marked National Indigenous Peoples Day in Owen Sound Friday and next Friday there will be a flag-raising there to acknowledge the territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. People gathered at the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation Garden, where people spoke and a sacred fire burned. “Many people are becoming aware of this day, and […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: North Stars dominate at home tournament
N’STARS SHINE AT FATHER’S DAY TOURNAMENT Three Owen Sound North Stars box lacrosse teams won gold at the annual Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse Father’s Day Classic. In the gold-medal contests, the North Stars under-17 team topped the Sarnia Pacers 8-2, the North Stars under-11 squad beat London 5-1, and the North Stars under-9 team edged […]
Trail Talk: Looking back on an eventful week
From helping turtles across the road to an attempted backpack theft
The wheels on the bus run on batteries, thanks to $44M electric-fleet plan
Langs Bus Lines is getting a major jolt in the form of $44 million in federal funding that will help the London business electrify half of its school bus fleet by 2026, a first for the region.
One-time Grand Theatre actor bringing growing cookie chain to nearby spot
A new cookie shop is moving to Richmond Row as a Toronto-based bakery expands to London.
‘Perfect storm’ keeps woman who robbed gas bar with fake gun from prison
Typically, robbing a gas bar with a weapon, even if it is a fake one, earns a trip to prison.
Skilled trades co-op pilot concludes with plans to expand
A pilot program giving local students training in energy sector skilled trades resulted in new learning, job offers and future skilled trade co-op positions, according to facilitator NII Explore. Earlier this year, 25 high school students from Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) became the first to enrol in the NII Explore Energy Co-op, a specialized […]
Fog lifting on hefty income increases for London-area school board brass
Some answers are in, but questions are still swirling about hefty increases in income paid out by the two big London-area school boards â both, running budget deficits â to some senior brass last year. At the Thames Valley District school board, payments to 17 senior leaders and superintendents rose by double-digit percentage amounts in […]
First items on city budget chopping block? Community grants, projects
The first meeting of a new council committee to find property tax savings is set, and one of the first items potentially on the chopping block is a popular neighbourhood improvement program. During a June 26 meeting of the strategic opportunities review working group, politicians will weigh in on a suggestion from deputy mayor Shawn […]
Q+A: New Ontario Hockey League boss Bryan Crawford
The retired Ontario Hockey League commissioner passed the torch with a few simple words of encouragement. âGo get ’em, kid,â David Branch said to Bryan Crawford before an introductory news conference Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Replacing a 45-year legend at the helm is no small feat, but the 42-year-old from […]