Owen Sound Sun Times

Site record set at Port Elgin Pumpkinfest

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While the 2,000-pound barrier remained elusive at Port Elgin Pumpkinfest on Saturday, winning grower Jeff Warner still had a lot to celebrate.  Not only did his 1,966.5-lb. gargantuan gourd set a new site record at the 39th annual event, but he smashed his own personal best by over 150 lbs., plus he finally got to celebrate a […]

London Free Press

Addiction treatment a life-saver for hospital patients with heart infections: Study

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Hospitals can save lives by providing addiction treatment to patients suffering heart infections, a first-of-its-kind study in London and Regina has concluded. The same study found that women, and urban women in particular, who inject drugs die at a higher rate than men from the heart valve infection called endocarditis. Pregnant women and their babies […]

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Groups looking for people to give their time to help in community

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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 […]

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The Kincardine Independent

Next year marks the 40th year of the shelter Time to bust out the neon, shoulder pads and big hair for the Women’s House gala and elimination draw, to be … Continue reading Women’s House to host gala and elimination draw on Oct. 19

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