I do not want to ignore the new law in Quebec saying that when using public services a Muslim woman cannot wear an outer layer that completely covers her--the Burka and the niqab. I love the protests: non-muslim women wearing face coverings, and the bus driver wearing a surgical mask. But it is too easy to stand by and piously condemn the law, as if there are not issues of prejudice and cultural hegemony here.
As I've attended conventions for speculative fiction ...
The Georgian Bay Symphony is the recipient of the 2017 Vida Peene Orchestra Award from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). The $5,000 award was presented at their French Melody concert on Saturday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m., at the OSCVI Community Auditorium in Owen Sound.
The Georgian Bay Symphony was founded in ...
On Monday, October 23, the striking faculty at Georgian College will be joined by the Ontario New Democratic Youth (ONDY) led by Michael Johnston, the Co-chair of the local NDP youth wing. The Grey Bruce Labour Council also supports the OPSEU strike and has Chris Buckley coming to our area on Monday. He will stop by the Georgian picket line at 4pm.
The College Council in Ontario rejected OPSEU's contract proposal on Sunday, October 15 and the two have not yet returned to the...
The library would like to thank the many library patrons, friends and community members for donating books, DVDs, CDs, games and other items to the library each year. Some of the donations are added to our collection. Many are saved for our Great Annual Library Book Sale. Proceeds help us buy new resources for the collection.
Regular sale hours continue Thursday, October 26th from 9:30 am to 9 pm and Friday, October 27th from...
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
With the ambition of reversing Owen Sound's shrinkage problem and growing the city to a population of 30,000 by the year 2030, the Mayor's Growth Plan committee went to the community for advice. The workshop held Wednesday was by invitation, with the intent of covering a broad range of sectors including education, healthcare, culture, retail, finance and information technology, development and real estate.
First, by the numbers. (We only know who was in attendance, not who was invited nor how invitees made the decision to...
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