Tag: social
Thames Valley school board spent $225K on Navigator PR firm. Why?
The embattled London-area public school board spent more than $225,000 on advice from damage-control consulting firm Navigator in 2021 and 2022, documents obtained by The Free Press show â but officials won’t say why.
Letters to the Editor: December 4, 2024
King Street will be known as the final battle in our city council and administration’s war against the car.
Blue Mountains’ Matrosovs is Grey County’s 2025 warden
Blue Mountains Mayor Andrea Matrosovs encouraged Grey County council’s continued collaboration and consideration of future generations in her first address as 2025 warden Tuesday night. Matrosovs was acclaimed to the position during a formal swearing in within the Grey County council chambers, with her family, a number of past wardens and others present. A reception […]
Site for proposed Catholic high school in north London clears hurdle
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee â councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter Cuddy, Elizabeth Peloza and Steven […]
Loners club had vests stolen during clash with Hells Angels: Source
The outlaw motorcycle club whose vests were stolen during a clash with the Hells Angels in Southwestern Ontario was the Loners, The Free Press has learned.
Lambton College international student killed in stabbing
An international student from India who was studying at Lambton College was fatally stabbed in an altercation Sunday at a Sarnia rooming house, multiple sources say. Gurasis Singh, 22, was in his first year studying business management, the Sarnia-based college confirmed in a statement Tuesday. âStudents are at the heart of Lambton College, and the […]
Owen Sound’s corrugated cardboard collection moving to regular recycling day in 2025
Corrugated cardboard will be collected from Owen Sound residents along with the rest of their recyclables beginning in the new year. On Monday, Owen Sound council approved the change, which came in the form of a recommendation from a Nov. 21 Operations Committee meeting. Operations Committee Chair Carol Merton reported the change during Monday’s council […]
Owen Sound council adds fire hall reno to five-year plan
A renovation at Owen Sound’s fire hall has been added to the city’s five-year capital plan, but the extent of the work to be done still isn’t known. At its meeting on Monday, city council approved a recommendation from the Nov. 14 corporate services committee to include the Owen Sound fire station expansion and renovation […]
Bush bash homicide trial: Witness testifies to seeing accused killer with gun
The plan was Mackenzie Tulloch would drive to London, pick up his then-girlfriend and head right back to Hamilton.
Owen Sound vigil to mark 35 years since Ecole Polytechnique murders
A vigil in Owen Sound on Friday will mark the 35th anniversary of a dark day in Canadian history when 14 women were murdered for no other reason than their gender. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women will be marked from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Owen Sound Farmers’ […]