Tag: Volunteering
Christmas parade in Chatsworth draws crowds
Santa waved from his horse-drawn white buggy to hundreds who waited for him Saturday at the end of the Chatsworth Santa Claus parade. Kids sat in snow banks and everyone was bundled up amid the frigid temperatures. Santa met the kids later at the legion to hear their Christmas wishes. Highway 6 in Chatsworth was closed […]
Durham historian wins Ontario Museum Association award for Marathon of History magazine
A Durham historian helping to uncover local stories is being rewarded for his labour of love. Mat Johnson recently won the Ontario Museum Association’s award for excellence in publications for his free magazine Marathon of History. “I was ecstatic . . . it’s pretty cool. It’s just cool, that’s the best way to describe it,” […]
Former Signal-Star publisher David Sykes remembered
GODERICH – The former longtime publisher and editor of the Goderich Signal-Star is being remembered by his colleagues for his kindness and his years as a mentor. David Sykes died in his sleep on Nov. 9 at the age of 72. He is survived by his wife, Joan, children Brad and Laura (Steven), and grandchildren […]
It’s official: South Bruce is a willing DGR host
On Nov. 12, South Bruce council adopted the narrow referendum decision in favour of being host to an underground vault for used nuclear fuel, thereby unlocking a $4 million “milestone payment,” whether the facility is built there or not. Council members in a unanimous recorded vote adopted the community’s vote and directed that the Nuclear […]
It’s official: South Bruce council is a willing DGR host
South Bruce council Tuesday adopted last week’s narrow referendum decision in favour of hosting an underground vault for used nuclear fuel, thereby unlocking a $4 million “milestone payment,” whether the facility is built there or not. Council members in a unanimous recorded vote adopted the community’s vote and directed that the Nuclear Waste Management Organization […]
Father gets 21 years, mother 18, for ‘relentless’ abuse of children
The family home, the judge said, was âa house of horrors.â Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney, in his decision to sentence two parents to long prison sentences for routinely sexually and physically abusing their four children during an 18-year period, said the facts of the case were âthe most egregious that I have encountered during […]
Extreme intoxication no excuse for downloading child porn: Judge
A Southwestern Ontario man who claimed he was too drunk to remember downloading more than 100 pornographic videos involving young children couldnât convince a judge he was rehabilitated enough to avoid prison. A defence lawyer for Liam R. Bock, 25, said the Brantford resident is now sober and has been heavily involved in serving the […]
Plan to phase out plastic water bottles at schools hits snag
A proposed plan to phase out single-use plastic water bottles in the new year at Thames Valley school board properties will have to overcome hurdles like long-term boil water advisories on London-area First Nations to be successful, staff say.
Groups looking for people to give their time to help in community
Maybe you’ve got some time to spare and want to make a difference but you don’t know how. A volunteer fair held in the public library auditorium in downtown Owen Sound Wednesday featured a variety of groups whose representatives were eager to explain the ways they rely on volunteers. Miriam Dupuis, who organizes volunteers at Bruce […]