-by Anne Finlay-Stewart
When they saw some of the negativity about the Syrian refugees on social media, students in the Georgian College Early Childhood Education class of 2016 wanted to change the conversation to something positive.
"We wanted to show support and welcome to these families," said 22 year old Ridgley Dier, "and help bring some positive awareness of these newcomers into the community."
Their first intention was to provide welcoming resources – perhaps children's books in both Arabic and English – for the families who were expected to be arriving at the Meaford land force training base.
A bake sale started it off in December, raising $500, and a candy kebab Valentine fundraiser brought in another $175. Now that it is clear that sponsors will be supporting refugees throughout the region, the
Summerfolk host and performer, recently named a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society will perform at Heartwood Hall on March 10.
When David Newland was growing up along the shore of Georgian Bay, he never thought he’d wind up making three trips to ...
by David McLaren
Think 'property.' Now think 'treaty' ... as in those instruments that transferred land from people who belonged to it, to people to whom it then belonged. Pretty good deal for us, not so much for First Nations. (A stony outcropping of land called the Bruce Peninsula was evaluated not so long ago as being worth some $50 billion – just imagine what the rest of Canada is worth.)
Now you're in the proper frame of mind to consider the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). That's the instrument that the Conservatives negotiated and that Parliament ...
The City presented the seventh annual Owen Sound Cultural Awards today at a ceremony held at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Eight awards were handed out to recipients ranging in age from 17 to 83. Near the end of the ceremony, the audience stood and cheered as music and broadcasting legend Alfie Fromager received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The youngest recipient was musician and band leader Nolan Murphy, who received the Emerging Artist Award, the only award that includes a $500 cash prize. Nolan is deputy bandmaster and assistant conductor
By Jon Farmer
More than one hundred people gathered in the OSCVI auditorium on Thursday, February 11th for the final community consultation meeting in the Bluewater District School Board's Owen Sound area schools accommodation review. Parents, teachers, administrators, and students presented their ...
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