Tag: the conversation
Local students travelling to Europe to commemorate VE Day
More than 100 Bluewater District School Board students will depart for Europe soon to help commemorate Canadian veterans as part of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and VE Day. Explorica will run the tours, which will take students and their chaperones to important historical sites such as the Anne Frank House, […]
Wiarton church and Community Living partner to build housing
An aging church congregation in need of help maintaining its property and a Community Living association in desperate need of housing are joining forces in Wiarton.
Accused in drug dealer’s death tells police ‘I want to die’
While slumped in a wheelchair, her long hair covering her face and wrapped in two blankets, Ashley Bourget got to listen to what others in her circle were saying about her involvement in the death of drug dealer Grant Norton. They told the police Bourget had been “bragging” about killing Norton, that he was “tortured […]
Opinion: Deafening silence on climate this election
In recent elections, all credible political parties have had to present detailed climate platforms. Its absence was seen as a key driver in the Conservatives’ loss in 2019, so much so that Erin O’Toole ensured their 2021 platform had something of substance on climate. Apparently, no more. The absence of strong policy, or even discussion, on […]
Owen Sound Attack add Toronto Jr. Canadiens winger in U18 Draft
The Owen Sound Attack added three more players to the fold Wednesday night in the Ontario Hockey League’s under-18 priority selection draft. With the fifth overall pick in the under-18 draft, the Owen Sound Attack selected Julius Da Silva from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. The right winger played on the same Jr. Canadiens team as […]