The Postmedia Network's Opinion as published in The Sun Times on September 28th is that women who wear niqabs should be required to show their faces when taking the oath of citizenship in Canada. This opinion is largely based on polls showing that a majority of Canadians support this requirement. I am sure that at one time there were polls opposing same-sex marriage. Thank God that the Supreme Court does not base its rulings on polls. The second leg their opinion stands on is that "it is not in our tradition". When there is no logical argument against something people say things like, "We are going to do it this way because that's the way we've always done it. It's a tradition." The Postmedia Network Opinion has no reasonable basis in MY opinion.
The City of Owen Sound is seeking the public's assistance in determining the source of a large volume of water usage.
The City's water control system has detected several high flow events; twice on September 10th, twice on September 11th, six times on September 15th, and three times on September 22. The water usage lasts only for 1 to 3 minutes, but the flow rate is equal to many hundreds of gallons a minute; comparable to what would be seen from a flowing fire hydrant.
The events occurred in the southeast corner of the City in the area south of 10th Street East and east of 8th Avenue East. Patrols of the area during, and after the events turned up no evidence of public hydrant usage. The likely source is
The Ginger Press is pleased to announce the arrival of the Fall Book Season with five new local book launches in nine days:
At 7:00 pm on Tuesday September 29, poets Lenore Keeshig (author, Running on the March Wind - $18) and Rob Rolfe (author, Hard Times - $18) will be reading from and signing their new books at a double launch at The Ginger Press.
At 7:00 pm on Wednesday September 30, retiring Owen Sound poet laureate Terry Burns will be reading from and signing her new poetry collection the quality of light ($18.95) at The Roxy.
At 7:00 pm on Thursday October 1, former Owen Sounder...
By Jon Farmer
People keep telling me that if I want a government that will work for me, then I have to vote, mark my ballot and have my voice heard. I don't believe them.
Don't get me wrong, I do believe in voting but my votes rarely send a representative to Ottawa. The same is true for most Canadians. It's the fault of our first past the post electoral system. We all know how it works. Whichever candidate gets the highest percentage of votes wins and tows their party...
On Wednesday, September 30th, 92.3 The Dock radio station's parking lot
(9th Ave. East and 8th St. E) will be the host site for our annual Pigs of Hope fundraiser.
They're not live pigs but cute little pink piggy banks being used to raise money for the local Wheels of Hope Transportation program that provides rides to cancer patients for treatment andrelated appointments. Starting at 7am and running until 1pm society volunteers, volunteer driversand staff will be on site adopting out pink piggy banks here in Owen Sound.
The piggy banks can be adopted by a school, an organization a business, a group of co-workers or a family. Each bank comes with adoption papers and a fundraising goal. The idea is to drop your spare change in the pig during the month of October or ask family, friends, co-workers or clients to help you reach your goal. Each piggy bank represents a return trip cost for a client to travel. There are several trips to choose from when adopting your piggy bank.
In 2014 The Wheels of Hope program had...
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