Tag: university
What helped local eateries survive COVID? It wasn’t location, location, location
Restaurants in and around London that were “flexible” in what they served and how it was delivered fared better during the pandemic regardless of location, a just-released study of COVID-19’s toll on local eateries found. Research by a Western University team studied the impact through 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, on more […]
‘Forever gone’: Mother details searing pain of losing son killed at bush party
Dylan Schaapâs defence lawyer said what happened at a bush party where a promising Western University student was shot to death was âa combination of horrific immaturity coupled with horrific stupidity.â But assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser added to lawyer Aaron Prevostâs blunt assessment. âHorrifically criminal,â she said. What haunts Josue Silvaâs mother are the […]
Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now
By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit
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Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.
London’s leveled-up NASH Cup will now provide Olympic squash springboard
The NASH Cup has leveled up at an interesting time. The 16th annual Professional Squash Association stop in London is now considered a âCopperâ world tour event with more points available and US$25,000 purses for both the menâs and womenâs draws. That boost has happened as the sport prepares to take part in the Olympics […]
Ex-students file $10M lawsuit over Fanshawe College’s paralegal program
Two former paralegal students are launching a proposed class action against Fanshawe College and its board of governors, alleging the program did not prepare them for the licensing process or legal practice.
Tough job, fewer applicants: Michigan struggles to hire police, survey finds | Bridge Michigan
Most communities have trouble hiring police officers, according to a University of Michigan study of 1,800 local governments. Officials blame declining respect and lower pay….
PHOTOS: Western Invitational university golf tournament
Some of the best university golfers in Ontario were at the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club on Monday for the Western Invitational, which drew 60 men and 40 women from 11 schools. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Pickets delay girl’s appointment at Western University’s Elborn College: Father
A London man is calling for striking Western University workers to cool the rhetoric on the picket line after an incident involving his wife and three-year-old daughter.
PYETTE: Western Mustangs must put ultra-rare loss behind them, and fast
This isnât the season to fall short. The Western football team realizes that and itâs why a greater sense of urgency is expected after looking ordinary in a 43-28 loss to Wilfrid Laurier Saturday in Waterloo. When the Mustangs lost to Montreal in the national semifinal last fall, head coach Greg Marshall believed the 2023 […]
Fundraising dinner for local Nordic skier at Heartwood Hall Thursday
The Grey-Bruce community is coming together again to raise money for local Nordic skier Julian Smith. The 11th Communski Fundraiser at Heartwood Hall in Owen Sound is set for Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. The fundraising event will include trivia, prizes, appetizers, desserts and soft drinks with door prizes and live music provided by […]