Tag: pride
Owen Sound approves street closures for Pride Block Party, DRP opening
Owen Sound council has approved road closure requests for a pair of upcoming events in the River District. At a special meeting on Monday, council approved the closure of the 900 block of 1st Avenue East for the Downtown River Precinct Phase 2 Opening Celebration on Friday, and the use of 9th Street East between […]
United Church celebrating its 100th with special Grey-Bruce service
‘It started in the hockey arena in downtown Toronto,” Rev. Marsha Roberts said of the origins of the United Church of Canada.
Landon Sim, London Knights eye Memorial Cup redemption
RIMOUSKI, Que – Landon Sim can’t wait for his do-over. The rough-and-tumble London Knights forward was ejected in the first period of last year’s Memorial Cup final for a checking to the head major penalty against Saginaw’s Zayne Parekh. The Spirit scored a power-play goal on it and Sim has never forgotten having to watch […]
Pride flags vandalized at school twice in one week
Police are investigating after a rainbow Pride flag was damaged at a Norwich elementary school – the second such act of vandalism in just over a week in the Oxford County town, which has a fraught history with LGBTQ symbols. Two people damaged the flag at Emily Stowe elementary school on Jerdon Street shortly after midnight […]
Farm couple’s donation adds a wing to Montreal Aviation Museum
The museum, run by 40 volunteers, is located in the old stone dairy cattle barns on the Macdonald College campus