Tag: school
London teen’s blue-box mining strikes community chord: ‘Pretty cool’
A London teenager who got the third degree for picking through blue boxes to help save up for his education has received an outpouring of community support, his mother says. For more than three years, 14-year-old Brise Refflinghaus, who has autism, has scoured the curbside collection bins in his east London neighbourhood on recycling day, […]
‘We were chosen’: 122 newborns, one couple’s epic foster care journey
Don and Nancy Matthews, now in their 70s, fostered a small village of infants over the years. Only reluctantly has the Southwestern Ontario couple stopped. LFP’s Randy Richmond reports STRATFORD â Nancy Matthews always wanted a lot of babies. The love they need, the love they give â she can list any number of reasons […]
London doctor’s ‘death to Israel’ post triggers backlash
A London doctor has sparked outrage over a social media post calling for âdeath to Israel,â with some pro-Israel supporters calling for her medical licence to be revoked. Dr. Nahla Al Sarraj, now in post-graduate psychiatry studies at Western Universityâs Schulich School of Medicine, in a video post on X spoke about the months-long conflict […]
City committee to consider new Catholic high school site Tuesday
Owen Sound’s committee of adjustment will consider a plan to build a new Catholic high school on vacant land on the city’s eastern fringe. A 1,012-student Catholic high school is proposed for along 28th Avenue East, about 300 metres south of 16th Street East, documents on the city’s website show. The hearing Tuesday may be watched online via a link on […]
Lend a hand while Owen Sound booster Jan Chamberlain is out of action
In small towns across Canada, women are truly community heroes. In our small town of Owen Sound, one amazing woman leader stands out – Jan Chamberlain – who has made civic pride her life-long career. Now in her 80s, Jan’s efforts remain full of passion and purpose, building on her keen sense of belonging to […]