Tag: Trail
Thames Valley board chair urges Queen’s Park to cough up $30M
Thames Valley District school board trustees are urging Queenâs Park to do what they say is the provinceâs responsibility â provide more funding to cover increases in employment insurance and CPP benefits for the board’s employees. Trustees approved the board’s 2024-25 budget last week. The board’s deficit was reduced to $7.6 million from the original […]
Q + A: Sunfest duo on festival’s milestone, magical moments
Sunfest is celebrating its 30th birthday this week
Four cars ‘write-offs’ after crash but kids’ railway to open: Group
Four rail cars were badly damaged after an impaired driver slammed into a storage building at the Sleepy Hallow Railwayon Canada Day.
Thompson looking forward to new role as rural affairs minister
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson said she feels she has come full circle in her new role as the Ontario government’s minister of rural affairs. Thompson, who was named to the position when Premier Doug Ford announced a cabinet shuffle on June 6, said Thursday (June 27) that after graduating from the University of Guelph, her […]
Spitfires hire Walters as head coach a day after his OHL suspension is lifted
It’s a hire that is sure to raise a few eyebrows. The Windsor Spitfires named Greg Walters head coach on Tuesday just a day after the Ontario Hockey League reinstated him from a more than six-month ban for breach of the league’s code of conduct. “Knowing Greg’s work in the league over the years, his […]
Wild Berry Bonanza: Juicy Jewels of the Great Lakes Summer | Great Lakes Now
Part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager, Lisa M. Rose with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
Summer in the Great Lakes region is a magical time, with long, warm days and the sweet taste of freshly picked berries.
Upgrades to transform Grey Roots theatre into ‘superb’ venue
A new sponsorship and naming agreement will allow for some much needed upgrades to the theatre at the Grey Roots Museum and Archives. At its meeting on Thursday, county council authorized the signing of an agreement with Wheildon Investments Inc. for sponsorship of the theatre in the amount of $50,000. Under the deal the 75-seat […]
George is a King again, selected by favourite team in NHL Entry Draft
Carter George was six the first time the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. He was eight when they won it again two years later. At 18, he realized a childhood dream when his favourite team picked him with the 57th-overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft Saturday inside the Sphere in Las Vegas. […]
Early street artists join effort to ‘paint the change’ in downtown London
As teenagers at Beal secondary school embracing hip hop, James Kirkpatrick and Darcy Obokata gravitated to the alleyway off Clarence Street
People show their Canada Day pride at city birthday bash
Canadians at Owen Sound’s Canada Day celebration at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park said they felt proud and lucky to live in this country. The park was busy with activity Monday, the country’s 157th birthday, under sunny skies and a cooling bay breeze. Many ate barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers, ice cream and enjoyed […]