An Open Letter to the Bluewater District School Board and Members of the Owen Sound Community Regarding ARC Recommendations and Further Reading for Best Practices.
7 March 2016
Dear BDSB,
It's been almost ten years since I was a student at OSCVI and since then I've moved almost 700 km away but having been a part of a school with such a rich culture and history remains incredibly important.
It seems to me a bit short-sighted to combine two ...
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want you to confirm who you're dealing with before sending any money anywhere for any reason.
As part of the annual Fraud Prevention Month awareness campaign, the Emergency Scam and the more recent Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other agency-related extortion threats have increased the financial losses sustained by unsuspecting victims. In 2015, the Emergency (or Grandparent) Scam claimed..
The City of Owen Sound has been notified by Southbridge Care Homes that they will not continue with their plans to redevelop the former Courthouse and Jail building.
"After an extensive review of the needs of the Owen Sound area it became clear the Courthouse location was too constrictive and would not accommodate the requirements of an expanded facility," said Southbridge CEO Keith McIntosh. "Southbridge is now pursuing a larger location in Owen Sound which will better suit a more extensive development. Southbridge continues to be committed to Owen Sound and looks forward to working with City Council to bring this project to fruition."
Southbridge explored a number of design options but were ultimately unable to accommodate the space
by Diane Ferguson
My daughters both like acting, so we took them to see Carousel at the Roxy this past fall. We got together with other friends who were bringing their children. The play was so well done, well-acted, the sound was fantastic, but the play itself left me stunned. Is this 2016?
The basic premise of the story is a young woman falls in love with a bad-boy, Billy the barker, from the carousel. They go through hard economic times and he hits his wife. But his wife never gives up because she loves him. Billy dies in a botched robbery and is given a chance to redeem himself. He offers his now grown-up daughter, a star he stole. When she refuses, he hits her too. The daughter asks her mother if it's possible for a hit to feel like a kiss. And her mother answers, yes. Billy is redeemed and goes to heaven.
I have to admit, I didn't read up on this play before attending. But it was a musical. I didn't expect to
It is that time of year again! Grey Bruce has had approximately 50 cases of laboratory confirmed influenza since the start of the year, most over the past 2 weeks. As well, reports of other respiratory illnesses are circulating in the region.
Public Health would like to remind everyone there are several things that can be done to protect yourself and others from respiratory illnesses:
· Get the flu shot – it is still available at many pharmacies throughout the region.
· Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based sanitizer. The influenza virus can survive on unwashed hands for 5 minutes, on tissues or clothing for 8-10 hours and on hard surfaces such as...
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