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skate1OSDSS International students take their first step on home ice!

Thank you to the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre for allowing the students of Owen Sound District Secondary School to visit for their fun winter skate.

Within the group were some nervously excited new residents of...

lunar- by John Hlynialuk

At the risk of adding to the "super Moon" hype, allow me to point out that both full Moons in January are "super". The Jan 1 full Moon is more super than the full Moon at month-end by a mere 2 429 km, but the full Moon on Jan 31 is also a so-called "blue" Moon. Adding to the hype, the Moon is supposed to turn "blood red" during a lunar eclipse that...

petroglyphJoin local historian Robert Burcher with Special guest and Viking expert Alison Leonard for an exciting, seafaring tale of what might be the earliest visitors to North America, this Saturday at the Meaford Museum.

Robert Burcher believes that an image of a sailing vessel carved into the rock at the Peterborough Petroglyphs is not of Viking origin, but actually a leather boat built by ancient Celtic Mariners. They would have set sail from Ireland, and...

swiftSouthwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. (SWIFT) is recruiting for a permanent full time Chief Operating Officer (COO). If you care about your community and want to make a difference in the lives of the people living in Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and the Niagara region, come work for...

juggling-by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor

OwenSoundHub is sharing a series of stories from local people who make minimum wage. Several have asked us not to include their names and we have agreed.  Not only could there be repercussions from landlords or employers, but recent conversations on social media have confirmed that the stigma and judgement of poverty remains firmly in place.

When I was doing it on my own, no,  $11.60 was not a livable wage. My husband was out of the picture for 16 months, and to survive my son and I had to be subsidized by Ontario Works. We also had to use the food bank a couple times...

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