Source: Press Release
Approximately 1,200 Canadian Aboriginal women have gone missing or been murdered since the 1960s. Half of the cases remain unsolved. Highway 16 in Northern British Columbia, known as the Highway of Tears, has become a symbol for the missing and murdered. Although every community along the highway has been affected, many Canadians are still unaware of the epidemic levels of violence against Aboriginal women. On Friday June 26th, a coalition of community organizations will host a screening of the documentary "Highway of Tears" at the Grey Bruce Health Unit at 101 -17th Street East Owen Sound, starting at 7pm.
Dear Editor:
Today was a sweet victory for local residents and our region.
The federal and provincial governments have given Georgian College $4 million to create a center dedicated to Marine Emergency Training (MED), which was in addition to the $2 million from the County of Grey. And with that, in a little over one year, Owen Sound will be home to central Canada's only Marine Centre of Excellence.
This new facility will deliver and provide critical emergency training in firefighting, first-aid and survival training for cadets and existing mariners, which will enhance the existing and world-renowned simulator program.
I'm very pleased that I was able to work with Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid and his staff and appreciate that they, along with MP Larry Miller and the federal government, and locally with Grey County council, saw the Owen Sound campus of Georgian College as the right choice for this significant infrastructure project because of its track record and expertise and experience in running this program.
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-by Hub Staff
The foyer of the Georgian College's Marine Training Facility buzzed excitedly this morning with a $3.9 million funding announcement, shared equally by the provincial and federal governments. The funds to support the construction of a Marine Emergency Duties (MED) Training and Research Centre come almost a year after Grey County pledged $2 million to the project. Georgian College and its industry supporters will cover the remaining costs of the $7 million expansion already under construction on the campus. The new facility will include a firefighting simulator and new classroom and office space, allowing Georgian's Owen Sound campus to offer a complete MED training in a single location. Previously, Georgian students split their training between the Owen Sound campus and a federally run facility in Port Colborne that was closed in 2013.
Former Chair of the Georgian College Board Bill Vanwyck said...
-by Anne Finlay-Stewart
Another long day for our city councillors. The afternoon was taken up with discussing and approving a draft Strategic Plan which will be presented at a public meeting on Monday, June 29 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Note the challenge the city has with the timing of any opportunity for civic engagement. They can hold a public meeting when people who rely on public transit cannot come (any time after 6 p.m.), or they can hold it when any 9-5-er would be challenged to attend (any time before 6 p.m.). I attended one that was offered twice to allow both groups to attend, and I was one of 3 participants. Given the whopping 19 citizens that attended the first public meeting about this plan that shapes the direction of our municipality for the next five years, the city cannot be blamed for treating this like the legal formality it has become and just getting it checked off the list within the promised timeframe.
The Strategic Plan itself however, is worth a read and will be posted on the city website by Monday, June 22. I will try to post the existing Strategic Plan so those interested can make a comparison.
The regular meeting was proceeded by an in-camera meeting with three agenda items, bringing council to an even 50 the number this council has dealt with in their six and a half months. One was about...
For nearly two years Community Foundation Grey Bruce's Smart & Caring Education Initiative team has been developing a new website, www.payforschoolgreybruce.com, which aims to identify sources of locally-developed funding for Grey-Bruce area students seeking financial support for post-secondary education and training. This website will include award information to support university, college, apprenticeship and workplace training programs. The mobile-friendly website will allow students the flexibility to search for student awards through highly intuitive filters, with searches by post-secondary pathway, areas of interest, local boards and schools, ethnicity, special interest ties and more.
Community Foundation Grey Bruce now asks for the community's help...
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