Tag: school
Walkers pray for answers about missing Neyaashiinigmiing cousins
As Clara Smith said a prayer for those taking part in a more than 30-kilometre walk from Ferndale to Wiarton early Sunday morning, she became so emotional that at times it became hard to say the words. For Smith, it has now been almost 31 years since she last saw her grandson Leslie Jones, who […]
Two senior administrators exit Thames Valley school board
Two senior administrators at the Thames Valley District school board have left the London-area public board to take jobs with other Southwestern Ontario school systems.
School backpack program exceeds demand expectations, faces funding shortfall
The United Way Bruce Grey’s backpack program has already surpassed its initial estimate by handing out more than 2,500 fully-stocked backpacks to kids heading back to school in September. The 2,513 students served to date are the most in the program’s history, and the United Way expects that tally to keep ticking upwards. Last year, […]
Grey-Bruce politicians call AMO conference a success
Local politicians and staff discussed a wide range of priorities and issues affecting Grey-Bruce at the Association of Municipalities on Ontario conference in Ottawa this week. Everything from homelessness and addictions, to healthcare and long-term care, to energy, transportation and infrastructure were on the minds of area representatives when they met with provincial ministers and […]
Storied London golf course poised to cut six holes to make room for housing
A storied north London golf course is moving ahead on its plan to shrink its current 36-hole layout and to use the extra land to build houses. Corlon Properties, a London-based developer, is proposing to carve up more than a third of the links at the Sunningdale Golf and Country Club for a 51-hectare (126-acre) […]