Tag: play
What does $1M get you in London? A lot more house than it used to
Sales for homes priced at more than $1 million have nosedived in London, with 2024 shaping up to be the slowest year since this segment of the market peaked during the pandemic years.
Emancipation festival this weekend in Owen Sound
The 162nd Emancipation Festival features a speakers’ forum Friday, a community celebration Saturday and gospel music Sunday. Cyrus Sundar Singh will speak at Grey Roots Museum Friday night. He’s an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, a musician and filmmaker who was born and raised in India. He’ll talk about Nova Scotia’s Africville, a one-time […]
Baranyai: Respect women Olympians’ faith choices
In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first woman to compete for the U.S. wearing a hijab.
New book series shows girls hockey is a game for everyone, everywhere
When Jenna McCoubrey Prestidge was a little girl there were two things she loved most in the world: being a farm kid and playing hockey.
Making the cut: Robot mower touches down in London area
If George Jetson had a front lawn, he would have had a robot to cut the grass for him. The space-age cartoon answer to that chore may be a long way off yet for most homeowners, but one Southwestern Ontario town has already taken that step, with Strathroy-Caradoc recently buying whatâs believed to be the […]
Owen Sound Little Theatre releases lineup for 2024-25 season
Owen Sound Little Theatre is preparing for its 64th season, with a full slate of shows and events planned for the Roxy stage. The 2024-25 season will feature a playbill that includes four feature OSLT productions, along with its Roxy Presents Series of comedy, film, music and more, and the return of the popular Roxy […]
Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children | Great Lakes Now
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
Although temperatures vary day-to-day, this summer is shaping up to be a hot one in Michigan. Doctors are warning parents to learn how to protect their kids, and how to talk to them about climate change.
It used to be that parents had to talk to their kids about things like ‘stranger danger,’ or ‘don’t take candy from a stranger,’ and ‘be sure to put on sunscreen.’ With climate change, parents are finding they have a lot more to teach their children.
SPORTS BRIEFS: U19 North Stars surge to silver
U19 NORTH STARS SURGE TO SILVER The Owen Sound Krueger Steel North Stars under-19 girls’ field lacrosse team had an excellent showing in Waterloo this past weekend during the OWFL U19 Provincials, bringing home silver in the under-19 B pool. Things got started on Friday with two round-robin games to determine who would move on […]
Treasurer stole $94K from Southwestern Ontario youth soccer club
SIMCOE â A 34-year-old man whose fraud brought a local youth soccer club to the brink of ruin has been sent to jail for 18 months. During Brodie Chambersâ time as the Simcoe and District Youth Soccer Clubâs treasurer in 2021 and 2022, he siphoned off $94,285, falsified documents and reports, and forged signatures to […]
Film festival to honour London-born Hollywood star. But which one?
Hooray for Hollywood . . . and for London. The Forest City Film Festival is set on Aug. 1 to announce the winner of its first Lifetime Achievement in Entertainment Award â honouring one London-born star, and also underscoring the entire rich tradition of actors and actresses who’ve gone from the heart of Southwestern Ontario […]