Tag: Oxford County
How one Oxford school creates a safe space for on-edge LGBT+ community
In a world that often exhibits a lack of understanding or acceptance of the LGBT+ community, the Rainbow Knights provides a safe environment where about 30 students in one Oxford County high school can talk about pretty much anything.
Area mayor: We were told we couldn’t stop citizen’s anti-LGBTQ+ rant
Norwich Township sought legal advice before allowing a man charged with stealing Pride flags in the community to speak for nearly half an hour at a council meeting where he compared the Pride movement to Nazi Germany, the mayor says.
Area government eyes countywide plan to cut landfill-busting organic waste
More than half of what Oxford County residents toss in the trash can be diverted and repurposed, results from a new waste audit show.
Norwich residents rally to counter anti-Pride thefts, vandalism
Residents in this small township are rallying to support the local LGBTQ-plus community in the wake of recent anti-Pride incidents here and across rural Southwestern Ontario.
Does Oxford County have an anti-LGBTQ+ issue?
A Pride crosswalk defaced in small-town Ingersoll, east of London. Several Pride flags stolen or vandalized days earlier in the rural township of Norwich, about 30 minutes southeast of there. Are the recent incidents in Oxford County a reflection of a broader anti-LGBTQ+ issue in the region? “It does set a foundation, I think, for […]