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Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund donates defibrillator to Goderich Regional Airport
GODERICH – The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund continues to make area facilities safer by donating life-saving defibrillators. That community work continued Friday, Oct. 25, when memorial fund co-founder Patrick Armstrong visited the Goderich Regional Airport with a new defibrillator that will be installed at the facility. It was the 199th defibrillator the Dave Mounsey Memorial […]
Muslim family targeted in alleged hate-motivated attack in London park: Group
London’s mayor and a group representing Canadian Muslims are condemning what they say is a hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family
Goderich approves $50,000 in funding for Menesetung Bridge
GODERICH – Goderich council has agreed to provide $50,000 in funding for concrete repairs at the Menesetung Bridge. Council approved a motion to provide the money at its Oct. 21 in response to a September request from the Menesetung Bridge Association’s Michael Dawson, who requested funding of $150,000 from the town over three years. In […]
South Bruce DGR opposition promises to keep fighting
A group opposed to burying high-level nuclear waste in South Bruce says it will keep fighting because having just 78 more votes in favour than against the project in Monday’s referendum isn’t a “compelling” demonstration of community support. Bill Noll, the co-chair of Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, said in an interview that that’s […]
South Bruce voters narrowly approve being host to nuclear waste
By a thin majority, the answer in South Bruce was yes. The referendum question — Are you in favour of the Municipality of South Bruce declaring South Bruce to be a willing host for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR)? resulted in 51.2 per cent, or 1,604, of voters saying yes, […]
City budget: Londoners’ 2025 property tax pain eased â a little bit
Londoners will face a slightly smaller property tax hike in 2025 than initially expected.
Tree dedicated in Owen Sound in honour of Sharif Rahman
As a brisk autumn winds lashed the lone oak tree newly planted on the south lawn of the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre, its tawny-coloured leaves rustled and swayed vigorously, but remained attached. It showed why the oak is a symbol of longevity, strength, stability, endurance and justice, and reinforced the decision to plant it in memory […]
London city hall starts new anti-hate campaign: ‘Action and allyship’
London city hall is rolling out a new public awareness campaign to combat hate, a provincially funded pilot program that could be a model for other communities. Â
International student cuts concern Georgian College, Grey County
Georgian College’s president has raised concerns about the federal government’s plans to reduce the number of temporary residents eligible to enter Canada and the impact that is having on colleges and communities, including those in Grey-Bruce. In an Oct. 4 letter to Grey County Warden Brian Milne, the college’s president and CEO, Kevin Weaver, said […]
Up a road without a charger: One EV driver’s pitch for better plug-in access
Roadwork on his St. Thomas street meant he couldn’t recharge his EV at home, says a man arguing for civic help. Does he have a point?