Tag: youth
Judge acquits, rips London man over protest at drag queen event: ‘Shameful’
A London man has been acquitted on a charge of criminal harassment stemming from his interaction with two dads and their children at an event during which drag queens were reading books to kids.
Teens charged in London store robbery, assault: Police
Four teens charged in London store robbery and assault Four London teenagers are charged after a north London store was robbed and an employee assaulted, police say. Four teenagers entered the undisclosed business on Adelaide Street North near Cheapside St. just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. Property was stolen and the employee assaulted before the teens […]
New date announced for Owen Sound Attack event in Kincardine
The official launch of the Hometown Helpers youth hockey incentive program has been set. On Oct. 2 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., all are invited to attend the free event being held in the parking lot of Sobeys. During the event, Owen Sound Attack players and coaches will be available to answer questions and […]
SweetWater’s Next Wave program showcases talented youth
A unique program of the annual SweetWater Music Festival aims to both provide experience for young artists and build the classical music community in the area. While the festival’s Next Wave program is providing performance opportunities for young artists, program advisor Bridget Walsh said Saturday it is also about inviting and welcoming others into the […]
Pearson: World needs more Eleanor Roosevelts
We risk losing a middle class that knows how to care for one another through collective action.
Road safety campaign continues to grow in third year after Eugenia tragedy
One man’s road safety campaign which began in the wake of a tragic hit-and-run in the small tight-knit community of Eugenia continues to grow in its third year of operation. Ron Barnett’s LED armband road safety campaign began after a driver struck four pedestrians walking after dinner in a residential area on a Tuesday evening. […]
Forest City Film Festival: A little TIFF, a Hollywood legend and a music party
It will begin with a music video party and end with a celebration of a London-raised Hollywood legend.
Two-Spirit Powwow in Owen Sound this weekend
The fourth annual Manidoo Gamiing Nagweyaab Jiintamok, or Georgian Bay Two Sprit Powwow, is happening this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre. The powwow’s grand entry is set for noon. It’s one of Ontario’s only Two-Spirit powwows — powwows which commemorate Indigenous queerness across Turtle Island. Organizers say […]
The Kincardine Independent
Dental care for qualifying seniors, as well as children and youth from low-income families is now available in a permanent, state-of-the-art clinic in the south part of Grey-Bruce. There will … Continue reading GBPH opens new dental clinic in Walkerton to serve Grey and Bruce
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Police lay charges in hit-and-run that killed pedestrian
A 27-year-old Wallaceburg resident is charged after a Walpole Island First Nation resident was struck by a vehicle and killed, Ontario Provincial Police say. OPP officials in Lambton County say it was about 3 a.m. on Aug. 25 when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene. The pedestrian, a 47-year-old […]