Tag: Toronto
Londoner Taylor Elgersma wins Hec Crighton trophy on eve of Vanier Cup
Taylor Elgersma is being celebrated as the best player in Canadian university football.
Grey-Bruce municipalities concerned about spike in OPP costs
Some Grey-Bruce municipalities are expressing concern as they stare down significant increases to OPP policing costs in 2025. But they remain hopeful that the province will provide some relief. Area municipalities looking at particularly steep increases are Brockton, whose increase has come it at 30 per cent, and Meaford, which has been presented with a 25 […]
London eatery cracks high-profile list of Canada’s top 100 â in its first year
Their goal was to crack OpenTableâs Top 100 restaurants list in about two years.
Letters to the Editor: November 22, 2024
Our electoral system needs to be changed
Peace medalists inspire us to be ‘agents of peace’
Acts of kindness and community-mindedness earned Joan John and Barbara Vandenbor this year’s YMCA Peace Medals Thursday in Owen Sound. The annual event has honoured 26 individuals and 13 groups from Grey-Bruce over the past 26 years. John was nominated by the Grey Highlands Peace Committee for her work which includes founding JunCtian Community Initiatives […]
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
Ida’s Christmas Village returning to Goderich for Dec. 1 grand opening
GODERICH – Ida’s Christmas Village in Goderich is returning after a three-year absence. Ida Mcaulay, who had been arranging her Christmas display for the community for more than 20 years, has again been busily decorating for this year’s edition, which will be unveiled with a grand opening at noon on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 91 […]
Easton Cowan’s ‘insane’ 52-game point-scoring streak, in context
London Knights star Easton Cowan is on the verge of history, with his point-scoring streak now at 52 regular-season games â three shy of the OHL record of 55. He could break it next Thursday, in Peterborough, and LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette has put the stunning streak in context alongside other legendary scoring runs. 52 […]
Living wage in Grey-Bruce $23.05 per hour, report says
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto, according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour work week to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 […]
Report says the living wage in Grey-Bruce is $23.05 per hour
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else in the province outside of Toronto according to the 2024 Ontario Living Wage Network’s latest report. A resident of the Grey, Bruce, Perth, Huron, Simcoe region needs to earn $23.05 hours per 40-hour workweek to make ends meet this year, which is up 1.3 per […]