Tag: youth
Local cadets launching recruiting campaign
GODERICH – Local air cadets have launched a recruiting campaign and are hosting three information nights in September. The 532 Maitland Squadron Goderich Air Cadets will host information and recruiting nights on three Wednesdays: Sept. 4, 11 and 18 from 7-8 p.m. at the Goderich District collegiate institute east gym/cafeteria. The Air Cadet program is […]
Summerfolk is a music festival embracing the joy of discovery
It’s a wet and swampy Saturday night at the Summerfolk Music Festival in the Scenic City — but the crowd is riding the wave. Whether in defiance of the atrocious weather or deference to it, the “folkies” in their tarp-covered lawn chairs push rain-matted hair out of their eyes and take in the show. Sporadic […]
Arts & Scraps: Reusing materials to combat climate change | Great Lakes Echo
By Jada Vasser Reusing materials in creative ways is a lifelong obsession for Ang Adamiak – one that led her to launch a nonprofit. Even though these days she says she’s mostly “in an office writing grants” while her staff is out doing “interesting work,” building partnerships around the sustainable reuse of materials still fuels […]
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Beloved baseball duo steps away after decades running London youth team
A London couple is hanging up their baseball gloves after more than two decades helping some of the city’s littlest ballplayers learn the game.
Deaf and hard of hearing kids have a role in climate resilience | Great Lakes Echo
By Jada Vasser Six years ago, the Association for the Advancement of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing was founded by four mothers who wanted to create change and educational programming for their deaf children and community. “We are dedicated to improving the educational and occupational outcomes of deaf/hard of hearing youth and young adults by creating more accessible educational […]
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Psychiatric assessment ordered for boy, 13, charged with first-degree murder
A psychiatric and psychological assessment has been ordered for a 13-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in the death of another child.
Kincardine entrepreneur aims to grow interest in ‘the ultimate tossing game’
When the pandemic hit, a local entrepreneur and 10 of his childhood friends joined forces to turn a pastime from their youth into a lucrative business. Now they’re trying to get the Kincardine community playing Waddies, too. “It’s starting to gain some traction in the area, but I just want to get more people exposed […]
Owen Sound Baysox bring playoff baseball back to the Scenic City
Playoff baseball returns to Owen Sound this week. The Owen Sound Baysox finished second in the North Dufferin Baseball League and will take on the seventh-place Barrie Angels in the first round of the postseason. The first round is a best-of-five, or first to six points series, beginning Thursday night in Owen Sound at Tom […]
Western University professor remembered as champion for youth mental health
A groundbreaking scholar and a champion for youth mental health who was considered a rising star at Western University has died. Claire Crooks, a recipient of the Order of Ontario, died June 28 following a battle with gastric cancer. She was 50. A registered psychologist, Crooks, an education professor, established the centre for school mental […]
Owen Sound Emancipation Festival a chance to reconnect
As the Emancipation Festival and Picnic marked its 162nd year in Owen Sound over the weekend, participants celebrated the event’s roots as a close-knit family reunion, along with its transformation more recently into a welcoming community celebration. Festival chair Linda Johnson said Saturday at Harrison Park, that she has been coming to the Emancipation Day […]