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Western Mustangs QB Evan Hillock: Healthy and hyped for CFL draft year
Evan Hillock had one priority after a three-interception, five-sack outing in the U Sports football semifinal last fall at Montreal.
Woodstock politicians pull $100K from savings to pay for homeless camp cleanups
Woodstock city council is pulling $100,000 from savings to be spent on cleanups at homeless encampments across the city, a move prompted by the costly recent dismantling of one such site.
Anti-poverty group pushes city to help low-income tenants battle pests, disrepair
A London anti-poverty agency is mapping out for city council how London can do a better job helping low-income tenants battle pests and disrepair in their homes.
Ripley childcare centre seeking additional staff following reopening
YMCA Child Care – Ripley officially reopened on Sept. 4 following extensive renovations. “We are incredibly excited about our refreshed space and the opportunity to provide even more quality child care for our community,” said Cyndy Jefferson, director of child care at the YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce. “Our new environment is designed to […]
A spectacular failure: The “Salt Combines” of Huron
Peter McEwan and Sam Platt’s discovery of salt in the Maitland River flats in May 1866 ignited a salt boom in Southwestern Ontario. A lot of southern Ontario was on the Michigan salt bed that stretched from Kincardine to Windsor and over to central Michigan. It was an extraordinary find of an inexhaustible mineral vital […]