Secondary students in Bruce and Grey Counties who are currently enrolled in technological education courses are invited to compete at the 12th Annual Regional Technological Skills Challenge on Friday, April 1, 2016. Hosted by the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), this year's itinerary will once again include a wide range of career related skilled trades competitions at the following Owen Sound locations:
Georgian College – Carpentry (team of two), Culinary Arts, Precision Machining, Small Powered
Equipment and Welding
St. Mary's High School – Electrical Wiring and Automotive
Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute – Hairstyling
Local industry judges will evaluate the competitors according to industry standards, with the top scoring
students advancing to regional challenges in April and others moving on to compete in May at the Ontario
Sheatre is pleased to announce two presentations of The Dementia Play next week – in Meaford for the 55 Plus Friendship Club on Tuesday, March 29 at 2pm in the Ballroom of the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre, 151 Collingwood and at Chippewas of Nawash First Nation at the Maadookii Seniors Centre on Thursday, March 31 at 2pm.
The presentations are free to attend and all are welcome.
The project began in the fall of 2015, when the call went out for people who have experience with dementia or Alzheimer's disease to work with Sheatre's Joan Chandler and David Sereda to create a play with music inspired by their perspectives. Twelve seniors from Grey and Bruce took part, some in the early stages of
LE CONCOURS D'ART ORATOIRE DU CONSEIL SCOLAIRE RÉGIONAL DE BLUEWATER returns to the Bluewater District School Board Education Centre in Chesley on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Le Concours is an annual French public speaking event for Bluewater District School Board students in grades 4 through 12 studying French as a Second Language (FSL), and is conducted jointly by Bluewater Chapters of Canadian Parents for French and Bluewater District School Board. This year, the competition is divided into the grade levels of 4 – 6, 7 – 8 and 11 – 12, with students speaking in the categories of Core, Extended and
The Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Georgian College, together with the Social Enterprise Network of Central Ontario, is hosting Owen Sound Changemaker Days at the Owen Sound Campus on Wednesday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The free professional development events include "Localized Coffee Conversations" and an introductory social enterprise and changemaking workshop.
The event will appeal most to Grey-Bruce non-profit organizations and their stakeholders who are developing or are already operating a social enterprise. Participants will enjoy fresh local coffee, great conversation and networking, followed by specialized workshops.
Social enterprises address the most pressing problems faced by societies by employing scalable, self-sustaining and innovative unique social business models. These business models address the "triple
Residents of Lee Manor, a long-term care facility in Owen Sound, have their sights set on a world record. On March 16th Lee Manor joined more than 700 other facilities and hospitals from around the world in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest simultaneous tea party.
The "Global Tea Party" is part of the annual Nutrition and Hydration Week celebration which highlights nutrition and hydration as an important part of quality care in health and social care settings.
According to the British Nutrition Foundation, adequate hydration is crucial to physical and mental well-being, and older people are vulnerable to dehydration due to physiological changes in the ageing process. Age-related changes include a reduced sensation of thirst, and this may be more pronounced in those with...
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