Summerfolk's artistic director is welcoming 12 local acts to the Heartwood Concert Hall stage this month for an open audition for Summerfolk.
The open showcase had been scheduled for last fall. Bands were signed up, the hall was booked, and they were set for an afternoon of great local music. Unfortunately the death of a dear friend of Summerfolk meant that the event needed...
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
Just before the new year brought its changes to the minimum wage and other costs of doing business, someone posted a sign reporting to be from the management of a Simcoe-area location of a huge multi-national pizza chain. It reflected some of the sentiments of a notice in a local Owen Sound restaurant about price increases, which the owners referred to as a "political statement".
The comments on social media flew thick and fast, some in agreement with the management and some critical. Much....
- by Mini Jacques
I've had several employers tell me that it's going to be a hardship to pay their employees the new wage. As a marketing professional who has clients who are small business owners I tell my clients they should consider two options : 1) take one month and live on the wage that they are paying their employees currently – and see if that was a living wage 2) To take a real hard look at...
I have read and heard so many opinions against the minimum wage increase and finally felt a need to give my own opinion.
As many of you know, I have operated my small Boutique, SISTERS on HURON, for 15 years . Before this time, I supported myself for all of my career on a basic Retail salary. Several of those years as a single income person. I was...
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
"About two years ago, the Chair and Council of First United Church identified a gap between its new vision statement ("First United is an open and welcoming community, led by the Love of God) and its marriage policy."
What does a community do when it sees its words and deeds are not aligned?
The council started by educating itself, reflecting and learning about the scripture and church history, the science and experience of gender and sexual expression, and the practice of marriage within the United Church. Council Chair Nancy Petanowitch credited local minister Kathy Underwood for assisting the congregation through the same process, in written material and well-attended open public....
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