London Free Press

Tentative deal may end five-week strike by full-time college support staff

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TORONTO — The union representing more than 10,000 full-time college support staff at Ontario’s 24 colleges, including London’s Fanshawe College, has reached a tentative agreement after nearly five weeks on strike. Terms of the proposed settlement were not immediately available. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says picket lines will come down on Wednesday and […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Bruce County hosts first cultural symposium in Chesley

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Amid a decline in volunteerism, Bruce County hosted its first cultural symposium this past week. On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the county invited participants inside the Chesley Community Centre to attend the symposium, entitled Common Ground: Connecting Through Culture. Keynote speaker Heather Keam, from the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, discussed new ways of fostering a […]