Tag: Media
Liberal candidate defends campaign worker amid middle-finger photo fallout
“I strongly condemn the harassment that a small group of toxic ideologues has inflicted on Matt (Janes).”
5 things to know for the London Knights-Kitchener Rangers playoff series
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette is breaking down the OHL Western Conference final series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers. Here are five things to follow: Rest or rust? The Knights had a big layoff between the Owen Sound sweep and the start of the Erie series. It took London a half-game or so […]
If trustees are no longer in charge of the Thames Valley school board, who is?
Ontario education minister Paul Calandra has put the Thames Valley District school board – home to 84,000 students – under Queen’s Park supervision following a controversial three-day Toronto retreat by top officials last summer that cost $38,000. Investigators, auditing the board’s books, found a lack of financial oversight in the budgeting process led to a […]
Pottawatomi Spinners and Weavers Guild celebrate 50 years of Making in Bruce Grey
Fifty years ago, in 1975, Elinor Bartlett placed an ad in the newspaper. Six people replied to that ad looking for like-minded individuals who shared a love of spinning and weaving, and thus the Pottawatomi Spinners and Weavers Guild was born. The group recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Fifty years of a prosperous community organization […]
On the importance of dark sky parks
Summer is just around the corner, and for many in the Great Lakes region, the coming season is synonymous with weekends at the beach, camping trips and — if you’re lucky — stargazing. There are many places in the Great Lakes where the skies are dark enough to enjoy the stars and planets overhead, but specific recognition for such places varies by state.