Tag: youth
Great Lakes Commission calls for reauthorization of Great Lakes legislation and stronger protections against invasive species – Great Lakes Commission
Rochester, New York – At its Annual Meeting, held last week on the shores of Lake Ontario in Rochester, New York, the Great Lakes Commission
Engine woes for student pilot into emergency landing: Police
A student pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near Goderich on Thursday evening, police say â and they pulled it off.
1 week, 2 stabbings at London high schools: A review of recent youth violence
Two stabbings within a one-week span at London high schools, both resulting in youths taken to hospital, including one who suffered serious injuries. Although uncommon, the recent incidents arenât the only instances of knife violence among the cityâs youths. Here are some other occurrences. THURSDAY A male youth was found suffering from stab wounds around […]
Thanksgiving food drive enters home stretch with ground to make up
As the Thanksgiving food drive enters the home stretch, the London Food Bank is noticing an increase in donations, one of its co-directors says. Glen Pearson said after a slow start to the drive that began Oct. 4, he expected tough economic times finally would curtail donations, but that suddenly changed. “Some of our food […]
Youth seriously injured in second stabbing at London high school in a week
A male youth suffered serious injuries in a stabbing Thursday at a west London high school, London police said. The stabbing was the second in a week at a Thames Valley District school board high school in London. The youth was found with stab wounds at about 9:15 a.m. in the area of Oxford Street […]
Gala at Cobble Beach in support of agencies that assist local youth
Agencies that support local children and youth will be the beneficiaries of an upcoming charity gala at Cobble Beach. The Art of Caring Gala presented by Bruce Power is an inaugural black tie youth charity event set for Nov. 16 in the golf resort community in Georgian Bluffs. The event will support Keystone Child Youth […]
RBC Place London closing in on back-to-back strong years: ‘Trucking along’
London’s convention centre will see more than 200 events, generating more than $22 million in spinoffs this year
Chicken farmers promise Ontario food banks steady supply of meat
Food banks across the province will receive a âsteadyâ supply of chicken raised by local farmers in new program announced Monday in London.
Mural artist to speak at Kincardine’s Afro Caribbean Youth Awards
The creator of the Afrocentric mural at the Davidson Centre is set to return to Kincardine on Oct. 26. The Municipality recently announced Philip Saunders as guest speaker at this year’s Afro Caribbean Youth Awards ceremony, being held in recognition of the contributions and achievements made by Afro Caribbean youth living in Grey and Bruce […]
London Food Bank’s Thanksgiving collection drive trails last year’s total
Down slightly overall after the opening weekend of its fall food drive, the London Food Bank is optimistic the public will come through in the lead-up to Thanksgiving. The food bank brought in 5,301 kilograms of food and cash equivalents in the first weekend of its Thanksgiving Food Drive, down about 460 kg from the […]