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marg gavillerBluewater District School Board trustee Marg Gaviller cast the lone vote against the recommendation to consolidate the Board's two Owen Sound high schools. Here is the full text of her remarks at the Board's Special Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, April 12.

 

Without question, this is the most difficult decision I have been called upon to make in all my years on the Bluewater Board. The issue has been on my mind for the last 2 or 3 months, leading me first in one direction and then in another; it has occupied my mind at various times of any day and sometimes at night, keeping me awake. I have read all the email thoughts and opinions, and listened to all the speakers at meetings,....

frozendaffodilsHow to find hope in the Anthropocene: Atmospheric Rivers and Stuplimity

-by Liz Zetlin

As I write this, April snow covers the ground. Half emerged frozen daffodils hang down their heads. Last week record rainfalls poured into homes and over Highway 6 closing the road, such floods not seen in 50 years. And then in The Guardian, this morning, the headline: Global warming may be far worse than thought, cloud analysis suggests.

Researchers discovered clouds contain more liquid (rather than ice) than they had thought. Ice crystals in clouds reflect solar light. But if these crystals turn to water, the solar heat is absorbed and warming estimates

shadows-by Kaarina Mikalson

In the wake of this awful verdict, I have recalled something strange: the number of times men have assured me–and each other in my presence–that they would never hit a woman.
There are two elements of this I find frustrating:

1) That they need to say this; that the default is that men would hit women, and they have chosen to deviate from it.
2) That this statement is worthy of praise, or at least ...

GomeshiBy Jon Farmer

The recent verdict in the Jian Gomeshi sexual assault trial brought the issue of sexual violence back into the headlines. The celebrity of this particular case provided unusual media attention but the issues it represents are highly stigmatized. Sexual violence is often ignored and viewed as a topic unfit for polite conversation. Although it is uncommon to talk about sexual violence openly, it affects a shocking number of...

SchoolBuses-Sandra Stevenson

I am here today to support the option of keeping both OSCVI and West Hill Secondary School as Grade 7 to 12 schools. I would like to share several points to support this option as providing the best possible scenario for intermediate senior education in this board for the ...

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