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Bluewater District School Board is helping to inform future practices in Ontario associated with a world recognized French exam that assesses second language proficiency. As part of a pilot project during the month of May, a group of grade 12 students enrolled in core French or French Immersion courses took part in the DELF exam (Diplôme d'études en langue française or Diploma in French Studies).
The DELF exam is available in 173 countries and administered by the International Centre for French Studies. Language skills are assessed in the areas of oral and written comprehension and expression. Students who do not speak French as their mother tongue are able to gain internationally recognized accreditation from France's Ministry of National Education that will support them in gaining employment that requires French language proficiency.
The results from Bluewater District School Board students' recent participation in the exam are being hailed as ...
Take part in our MIY (Make It Yourself) Rumpus on Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Come to the Library and prepare to be inspired by local makers using some of the most modern and up to date technology and those creating with more traditional methods, and everything in between. There will be a variety of exhibitors throughout the Library for you to meet and explore the interesting projects happening right in ...
Last week I talked about water as an image for spirit. The metaphor brought me back to the need to pay attention to water in the way we live.
As I wrote about the way rain seeps into the ground, I thought about what is carried down into the aquifers by rain water. Everything we place on the soil can be picked up and carried into the ground. We have family who lived in Iowa for a while, and in that state where they grow so much corn, there is atrazine in the ground water. This chemical is used for weed control in corn, and it takes years to break down, so it has built up in the water that people draw on for drinking. The community of Walkerton learned with pain and grief what can happen.
Around here we hope that rain will wash through layers of gravel and soil so that it will be ...
by Kelly Babcock
At the end of last week you may have found, here on the Hub, an article about my efforts to raise some funds for the Bluewater division of the Canadian Cancer Society.
I am happy to report your success in this endeavour to the extent that you have donated over $400 to the cause.
If you had intended to be part of that but hadn't managed to squeeze that into your understandably busy schedule, there is good news. You can still make that donation by dropping in to The River Café at 986 Main Street (2nd Ave. East) in Owen Sound and leaving your donation there, or by going to The Cancer Society's collection page.
I also want to thank my musical partner, Rebecca Johnson-Morelli for her enthusiastic participation in shaving my head, and for her confirming her further participation in the show we'll be putting on for donors who gave twenty dollars or more.
by Denise Freeman
When I moved to Owen Sound from a large city I had to learn how to interact with my neighbors. Now I am a very friendly, social sort of person, so I was taken aback by my ineptitude. When walking my dog, a smile or nod won't do, I have to stop, listen, chat, look into another's eyes and pay attention. Winston , dog of great skill, presents his upturned furry face and melted chocolate eyes to each passerby, rewarding them with his complete focus. When the furnace repair man arrives on a cold February day and returns our home to cozy and warm, next thing you know the conversation at the door goes on long enough that you might as well put the the kettle on for tea. And my all time favorite, at the Y after Aqua fit, the ladies change area is clattering with gardening tips and travails. No longer a newcomer ,I pipe up from behind the shower curtain that I just can't grow rhubarb. A friendly voice says, " I have so much, would you like some?" "I would love that", "who am I speaking to?", and I emerge naked and dripping to close the deal with my fellow senior swimmer. The next morning she arrived with so much rhubarb she needed a bundle buggy to transport it. Word gets around, rhubarb appeared in our mailbox, on the back deck.
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