The annual shave-offs are just getting started across the region with several school and community events kicking it off.
Since the program began in 1994, it has raised more than $51 million. This year Heroes for Hope will be hosted by Lotus Hair and Body Studio, Owen Sound on Friday May 6th from 5-7 p.m. The event is in conjunction with the 'Businesses & Organizations of Owen Sound Together' (BoOST) Fresh Friday event.
Over the years, the shave offs and going "down to the wood" so to speak, have evolved into hair dying, leg waxing, beard shaves and ponytail donations. If you would like to donate a ponytail it must be unprocessed
As a neighbour walks by with their dog they are greeted with the robust smells of home cooking wafting through my kitchen window. "What are you cooking in there? It always smells so good?", someone enquired. On this particular day I described the slow cooked lamb soaked in a gravy of natural juices, along with farm fresh vegetables, quinoa, and chia. As I continued to describe this delectable dish, I told them that I make these whole food stews for dogs, and this was one of the orders I was cooking up. "For a dog? That sounds good enough for me to eat!", she said with a guffaw. Well, it IS good enough for us to eat – and I would like to suggest that it is time we started thinking that this is exactly how ...
Volunteers from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute will be on hand to talk to children and adults about community planning on Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Learn about what community planning is, what community planners do and how you can get involved in shaping decisions in your community. Following a brief discussion, participants will have an opportunity to plan a site in the City out of LEGO®.
Register for this program in Youth Services or by calling 519-376-6623 ext.4. Spaces are limited.
The Home & Cottage Expo expands this year with a new food and drink annex called 'A Taste of BruceGreySimcoe'. The largest home show in the region returns to the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound on Saturday, April 23, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday, April 24, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM General admission is $5.00 per person, and parking is free.
Foodies, wine connoisseurs, and craft beer fans will want to check out 'A Taste of BruceGreySimcoe'. Local breweries and Coffin Ridge Winery join forces with nine local food producers to offer a variety of fresh,...
The Dementia Play is about to go on tour in Grey-Bruce... and beyond!
This lively original play with music takes an honest look at living with dementia and Alzheimer's, and it's anything but depressing. Seniors who have experience with dementia and Alzheimer's, some of them caregivers, developed the play with Joan Chandler and david sereda of Sheatre. Now the group is reaching out for more participants to add more scenes and songs to give a fuller picture of how people live with dementia.
The next rehearsals will be held in Owen Sound, beginning at the end of April, and all seniors with
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