Tag: money
Thames Valley board chair urges Queen’s Park to cough up $30M
Thames Valley District school board trustees are urging Queenâs Park to do what they say is the provinceâs responsibility â provide more funding to cover increases in employment insurance and CPP benefits for the board’s employees. Trustees approved the board’s 2024-25 budget last week. The board’s deficit was reduced to $7.6 million from the original […]
Four cars ‘write-offs’ after crash but kids’ railway to open: Group
Four rail cars were badly damaged after an impaired driver slammed into a storage building at the Sleepy Hallow Railwayon Canada Day.
London police officers threatened with knife during arrest
A man is in custody following a police investigation into a weekend robbery near downtown London, police say.
How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie? | Great Lakes Now
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Rebuilt Victoria Bridge set to open for pedestrians, cyclists, then drivers
Two years of construction, some mollusk protection and a design debate later, residents of Old South finally will get to drive across the new Victoria Bridge this week
Funeral set for ‘pioneer’ who helped build London’s Muslim community
When Hanny Shousher arrived in London in 1949 as a 19-year-old from Lebanon, he spoke no English and there were two other Muslim families in the city. When he died at 94 on Saturday, he left behind two mosques and an Islamic association he helped build, and a community in the region of about 35,000 […]
Baranyai: Doug Ford’s PCs could use a math refresher
Recent decisions regarding The Beer Store contract and the Ontario Science Centre indicate the provincial government needs help with math
Owen Sound walk for mental health support open for registration
Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Walk for Courage Campaign, to raise money for mental health support for those who are struggling and in memory of people who have taken their own lives. The five-kilometre walk takes place Saturday, July 20 at Owen Sound Fitness and Training. Registration that day starts at 9 a.m. […]
Cornies: Canada Day, a mile-marker on our country’s road to diversity
Public art projects highlighting Indigenous themes and artists are one way to move toward greater commitment.