source: Media Release
The Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library is thrilled to announce that two local artists will jointly hold the position of Owen Sound Poet Laureate for the next term. Rob Rolfe and Larry Jensen have been appointed Owen Sound Poets Laureate 2015 to 2017. "It was very heartening to have five other strong submissions from all over the region," said former Poet Laureate Liz Zetlin. "Larry Jensen and Rob Rolfe have the most impressive combination of experience and vision for the Poet Laureate project," she said.
The Owen Sound Poet Laureate is chosen by the Poet Laureate Advisory Committee. Zetlin, who chairs the three-member committee, said that at first they had some reservations about accepting a joint application. "Having two poets laureate is unprecedented," she said. "We agreed to consider Rob and Larry as a duo only if their combined application reflected something truly unique. And then they blew us away and we had no doubts."
Rolfe and Jensen plan to expand on a collaboration that began about two years ago, developing projects that fuse the spoken word, songs, lyrics and poetry with instrumental music to explore working class stories of Grey-Bruce/Owen Sound, Mudtown and beyond. "We're very pleased because we had an idea of what we wanted to do," said Rolfe.
Owen Sound Police arrest and charge two males with stealing. During the early morning hours police were advised of two males shoplifting from a downtown convenience store. The males had fled prior to police arrival after stealing a small amount of food items. Shortly before 6:00 am police were notified by a citizen that he observed two males stealing from vehicles in his neighbourhood located in the area of 4th Avenue West and 13th Street West. The citizen provided police with their descriptions and location which assisted in their arrest. Upon arrest, police identified the two males as also being the ones involved in the convenience store theft. Two Owen Sound area men, a 19 year old male and 20 year old male have each been charged with two counts of theft, possession of property by crime and prowl by night and must attend court in September. Police are requesting that anyone who has had property stolen from the said area contact investigating officer PC Edmiston at 519-376-1234 x179.
Source: Press Release
-by Sanna McGregor
Tourists don't often get the chance to really get a feel for the places we visit. Brief stops are defined by visitor centres, crowded attractions, absent sign posting, and the people we meet in shops and hostels. That has been much of my Canadian experience so far. As a visitor to this country I have the claim to an outsider's more objective lens, as well as a disclaimer for imperfect vision. In visiting Owen Sound I've had the good fortune of staying with local friends deeply involved in their community and the world at large. Conversations suddenly expand beyond the 'where are you from' and 'how long are you visiting' pleasantries to comparative questions of social norms, penal systems, or electoral structures. These discussions are often hinged on observed differences in lifestyles and communities, sparking reflection on how my perspective on Owen Sound yields insight.
First impressions of people supposedly form in eight seconds; roughly a day can show the superficial characteristics of a town.
Deaths related to overdose are now the third leading cause of accidental death in Ontario. In Grey Bruce, death and injury have more than doubled from an average of 18 patients attending Owen Sound hospital from 2002-2007 to over 50 a year since 2008.
In conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day, marked August 31, the Grey Bruce Health Unit is launching a Take-Away Naloxone or TAN Program. As part of public health's Harm Reduction Strategy, the TAN Program provides people who are at risk for opiate overdose with access to life saving education and dispensing of Naloxone, the drug that can reverse an opiate overdose.
In Grey Bruce, death and injury have more than doubled from an average of 18 patients attending Owen Sound hospital from 2002-2007 to over 50 a year since 2008. An alarming increase in the use of the opioid fentanyl and overdose deaths related to fentanyl have sparked new worries about increased risks relating to higher potency and unfamiliarity with certain substances. Fentanyl is a very powerful synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine.
Georgian signed a new partnership agreement this summer with Academia Barilla in Parma, Italy – a training and research branch of Barilla, the world's leading pasta maker. Culinary students at Georgian can look forward to new learning pathways that will broaden their understanding of food and how it relates to history, place and culture.
"Our partnership will bring exciting international opportunities to Georgian culinary students while supporting the growth of local artisan producers and showcasing our regional uniqueness in the area of Italian cuisine," says MaryLynn West-Moynes, Georgian College President and CEO. "Both Georgian and Barilla set high standards for academic excellence and will offer extraordinary experiences that will accelerate student learning and success both in the kitchen and the classroom."
Georgian is Barilla's only partner in North America. As part of the agreement, the college will deliver...
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