The sun shone on The Sydenham today. The first piles are being excavated to grade in preparation for formwork to be constructed and concrete to be poured for the seven-storey condominium development in downtown Owen Sound.
Rowland Concrete, the company performing the work, is on site preparing the pile caps on which the development will be supported. The piles were driven between October and December last year. Since that time street works were performed to bring water and sewer connections from the municipal system into the building. Excavations by Underwood Construction prepared the site for the concrete work and added...
Awards Night at the Movies is an evening long gala fundraising event centering around the broadcast of the 86th Academy Awards, including the Red Carpet portion of the broadcast, shown on the BIG screen at Galaxy Cinemas Owen Sound. Starting at 7:30 pm February 28th, Awards Night at the Movies is a "must attend" event for the region.
Upon arrival at Awards Night at the Movies, guests will walk the red carpet, be interviewed by our own red carpet hosts and have their picture taken by paparazzi. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in multiple fundraising initiatives including the Silent Auction and "Best Picture" draw for their chance to win an
Just two months ago, a teenage girl wrote on her public Facebook page. On the same pages are selfies in new clothes and photos of sunsets. And a picture of her bruises.
The girl, 16 years old and reported as living at "no fixed address", died over the weekend. We do not know the circumstances. We share this with you not as the news of her tragic death, but because her own words may help you understand how too many girls and women live. If you need help, call 519-371-1600.
"I'm no longer afraid of you. I don't have to listen or do what you say. I don't have to listen to you yell or scream at me anymore. I don't have to be hit or tormented by you anymore. I don't have to cover the bruises or cuts anymore. I don't have to lie to keep you out of trouble anymore. I don't have to act and dress...
by Hub staff
Every day or two The Hub gets media releases from the Owen Sound Police Services or regional OPP detachments on crime or safety related subjects. Knowing that the newspaper and radio will cover all these well in their news reports, we decide whether or not to publish them based on this single question: Will this information help our readers act in a way that will make our community better? This morning we received this release:
On Friday, February 19 during the evening hours an unknown vehicle struck a traffic sign located on a median...
-by Anne Finlay-Stewart
"Seeking Afar-speaking person". So read the Facebook post, and I knew just why the poster was looking.
Afar is a language spoken by some people in the horn of Africa – parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti. It is the language spoken by a family who will be coming to Owen Sound this week, sponsored by St. Andrew's Presybterian Church.
We do not imagine it is a common language in Grey-Bruce, but one of the most remarkable parts of the...
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