Tag: Ontario
‘Coercive, manipulative’ human trafficker handed 15½ year sentence
Jordan Hawke’s large-scale human trafficking scheme called out for a large-scale sentence to send a message “in the loudest possible way.” “His actions were exploitative, coercive, manipulative, threatening and sometimes dividing, completely self-serving and prolonged,” said Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie in his decision Friday to sentence Hawke, 33, to 15½ years in prison. “The […]
Wingham/Lucknow 86ers girls’ hockey hosting free skates
Open invite for players interested in learning what girls’ hockey has to offer.
In the factory or on the pasture, ‘failure is not an option’
Jim Whitley’s “git ‘er done” farm skills aided him in manufacturing, but his Honda experience benefitted the farm and pasture too
Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, including visits to White Lake and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public 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.
Grey County council votes down Agnes Macphail Day motion
Grey County council has voted down a motion to declare March 24 Agnes Macphail Day, with some of those who voted against the idea citing the “slippery slope” it could create. West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles introduced the motion at a meeting on March 13 in honour of Macphail, who was born near Hopeville in […]