Tag: university
Task force eyed to set city councillor pay for ‘full time task’
Several familiar city hall arguments resurfaced during a Monday committee meeting, and politicians are seeking to resolve them in a review of their pay. Alongside voting to cut their own expense limit by 10 per cent, councillors revisited the part-time versus full-time council debate, and whether they should be paid more for the committees and […]
Gateway welcomes Western medical students
GODERICH – The Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) welcomed four students from Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry on May 29. The day was part of a week-long visit the medical students spent in rural areas to tour the local hospital and explore rural medicine. At Gateway CERH’s office, this […]
Paulgaard: Local stories, told with integrity, should matter to us all
In small town Alberta where I grew up, it was common to see headlines such as The case of the cow in the second-storey window and Coyote captured in town in the local paper.
Grey Roots and YMCA celebrate diversity and the journey to Canada
Dozens of people from all around the world celebrated cultural diversity right here in Grey-Bruce on Saturday. The YMCA of Owen Sound and Grey Bruce partnered with Grey Roots Museum and Archives to present this year’s multicultural celebration. “The journey to Canada, the choices to made to come here. It’s cool to see these artifacts […]
One-time Grand Theatre actor bringing growing cookie chain to nearby spot
A new cookie shop is moving to Richmond Row as a Toronto-based bakery expands to London.
Pro-Palestinian protesters greet grads after Western University convocation
Graduates from the Ivey school of business at Western University were greeted by pro-Palestinian protesters when they left left Alumni Hall following their convocation ceremony Thursday afternoon. About 200 protesters then headed to the Ivey school of business on Western Road, where they chanted and drummed as Ivey graduates and their families also went back […]
London police chief outlines new protocol for vetting international trips
Londonâs police chief defended the need for international training missions while outlining his new procedure for vetting trips abroad. Chief Thai Truong briefed the cityâs police services board on the new framework for vetting and approving trips by police employees outside Canada for training and conferences. âIf weâre trying to make sure that this community […]
Q+A: New Ontario Hockey League boss Bryan Crawford
The retired Ontario Hockey League commissioner passed the torch with a few simple words of encouragement. âGo get ’em, kid,â David Branch said to Bryan Crawford before an introductory news conference Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Replacing a 45-year legend at the helm is no small feat, but the 42-year-old from […]