- by Anne Finlay-Stewart
For the third in our series about living on minimum wage, I interviewed a local woman who has asked us not to use her name for fear of putting her precarious work at risk.
Here is "Marie's" story.
Marie is from this area; her father worked on some of the famous lakers. She had a steady job at Edwards in Owen Sound in the 1990s, making $16 an hour – about double the minimum wage at the time – before she was laid off as the out-sourcing trend began to take hold. She moved to Cambridge to find work, and was soon making switches for...
Head Scarecrow Marilyn Morris is forging ahead with full confidence that the Meaford Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival executive, sponsors, and volunteers are onboard and ready to launch the 2018 invasion. "Hew-haw" she says, "scarecrows are going western this year. We are building on a long-standing tradition...
Each Winter, Grey Ag Services offers Winter Courses of interest to producers and rural residents of Grey and Bruce Counties and beyond. Below, please find all of the courses that we are offering. The courses are filling quickly, so please act fast!! Pre-registration is required, so please promote these in advance of the...
Join Dave Carr on Monday's Open Line on 560 CFOS as he discusses higher education with Dr.David Docherty, president of Mount Royal University in Calgary Alberta. This educator, political scientist and author is a graduate of the OSCVI in Owen Sound.
The discussion Monday, from 9:05 to 10 a.m. will focus on two lines of talk:
- by Aly Boltman
For the second time in my life, I have been away from home on vacation in an idyllic place, only to receive an email that informs me a friend is "gone now."
The first time was Lorraine Brown, a valued friend and one of the smartest people I'd ever met. I was on a ferry on the west coast, surrounded by breathtaking beauty when I was harshly pulled into to the realities of the world back home,...
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