- by Anne Finlay-Stewart
For the third in our series about living on minimum wage, I interviewed a local woman who has asked us not to use her name for fear of putting her precarious work at risk.
Here is "Marie's" story.
Marie is from this area; her father worked on some of the famous lakers. She had a steady job at Edwards in Owen Sound in the 1990s, making $16 an hour – about double the minimum wage at the time – before she was laid off as the out-sourcing trend began to take hold. She moved to Cambridge to find work, and was soon making switches for...
Join Dave Carr on Monday's Open Line on 560 CFOS as he discusses higher education with Dr.David Docherty, president of Mount Royal University in Calgary Alberta. This educator, political scientist and author is a graduate of the OSCVI in Owen Sound.
The discussion Monday, from 9:05 to 10 a.m. will focus on two lines of talk:
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
So this is how easily it can happen.
Last night a customer walked up to the counter at a local coffee shop and laid a small paper bag on it, containing – according to the customer – a used syringe and a balloon. The customer had found it at a table, as if it had fallen out of someone's pocket.
The teen-aged manager was at a loss. This was a new situation for them.
A fifteen-year old employee said she would take it home -
The Owen Sound Police Service is investigating the theft of a motor vehicle that took place Friday afternoon.
Around 1:45 PM a white 2017 Kia Sportage, bearing Ontario licence # CCAE 630 was stolen from a parking lot in the 700 block of 9th Street West. The thief had previously obtained a key for the vehicle. The vehicle has not been...
- by Aly Boltman
For the second time in my life, I have been away from home on vacation in an idyllic place, only to receive an email that informs me a friend is "gone now."
The first time was Lorraine Brown, a valued friend and one of the smartest people I'd ever met. I was on a ferry on the west coast, surrounded by breathtaking beauty when I was harshly pulled into to the realities of the world back home,...
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