Dear Editor
The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), Owen Sound and Area, took the time and made the effort to bring to our M.P.'s attention that the 2015 Federal Budget did not have much content that addressed the needs of women.
CFUW's mandate is to improve the lives of women and girls, especially through making education, job opportunities, contraception and child care financially and physically accessible.
Concerning education, CFUW explained the need for more Transfer Payments to the Provinces, earmarked for post-secondary education, resulting in lower fees for students. The M.P.'s office did not reply to this request but skirted the issue by describing the amount of money that the federal government is transferring to the provinces and that 'it will continue to grow moving forward.'. Not a satisfactory or relevant reply. The other measures, including the Red Seal and Blue Seal Apprenticeship Certification deal with heavy equipment training, the trades, and are mostly male oriented. Not a good example.
There was no specificity in the reply to our request for measures to ensure the economic security of women.
We had a very specific request concerning public housing, that Housing First's (a program to provide housing for homeless people) financial support not decrease funding for Women's Shelters. The response was ...
The Owen Sound Police Service has arrested a 17-year old Chatsworth male in relation to the early morning arson spree on August 10th.
Several residences, including a 10-unit townhouse were destroyed by fire during the arson spree. Residential garden sheds were also damaged or destroyed.
The investigation is continuing and further arrests are imminent.
The youth has been charged with sixteen counts of Arson Endangering Life and five counts of Arson. The accused will be attending ...
by Hub Staff
Police are asking residents to keep their porch lights on tonight, lock sheds, and not give anyone with bad intentions a place to hide. They are looking for the person or persons responsible for a string of fires in downtown Owen Sound last nights, and they do not yet have a suspect. Chief Sornberger asked that residents be vigilant and call 911 if anything looks or sounds the least bit suspicious.
The fires locations included a shed, a townhouse complex, detached homes and the MacKay building. There is no indication at this time that anyone was targeted in what is now being treated as arson.
Ten people were sent to hospital, but all have been discharged. The police chief credited emergency services ...
Due to the structure fires and resulting clean-up efforts the East Bayshore Bus will be detouring the St. Mary's Hill area until further notice.
The East Bayshore Bus will be traveling east on 10th Street East and north on 9th Avenue East to 27th Street East where it will resume its normal route. The East Bayshore Route had been using St. Mary's Hill due to the construction on 3rd Avenue East.
The East Bayshore route will revert ...
source: Media Release
The City of Owen Sound confirms fires at three locations in Owen Sound this morning.
Owen Sound Fire with the assistance of the Inter-township Fire Services and Chatsworth Fire Services are on the scene with EMS.
Some residents have been evacuated to the Bayshore Community Centre with the assistance of Red Cross and Victims Services.
There are several road closures - please avoid:
- 13th Street and 3rd Avenue ...
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