Without cops in Thames Valley schools, police seek new links to youth

The London Free Press

A Southwestern Ontario police chief says his officers will look for other ways to connect with students after a long-paused program placing cops in schools was permanently scrapped at nearly 200 schools across the region. Thames Valley District school board trustees last week rejected a staff recommendation to reintroduce a revamped school resource officer program […]

Owen Sound BME Church restoration fundraisers coming up

Owen Sound Sun Times

Restoration efforts for the British Methodist Episcopal Church in Owen Sound gained new public exposure Saturday night at the Owen Sound Attack hockey game to kick off Black History Month. The BME Church, an early Black church which ministered to freedom seekers and their descendants, needs a new roof, windows and mould remediation, among other […]

London region short 1,000 manufacturing workers as job boom looms

The London Free Press

The London region is facing a shortage of more than 1,000 manufacturing workers and that shortfall will become critical as workers retire and industry ramps up with electric-vehicle battery assembly on the horizon. Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, in a new analysis, sounds the alarm that staff may not be available for industrial shop floors across […]

Knights continue streaking with 4-3 shootout win in Owen Sound

Owen Sound Sun Times

Denver Barkey’s dagger in the form of a shootout goal pierced straight through the heart of the Owen Sound Attack and their supporters Saturday. Barkey’s fourth-round shootout goal capped off a third-period comeback effort and extended the Knights’ point streak to 19 games with a 4-3 win in front of a sold-out crowd at the […]

Durham hospital emergency department reopening Sunday morning

Owen Sound Sun Times

Durham hospital’s emergency department closed Saturday at 5 p.m. due to a staffing shortage but is to reopen Sunday, Feb. 4 at 7 a.m. Ambulance will take patients to the nearest open emergency room, South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced Saturday afternoon. Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 911 to be taken to the […]

Wiarton Willie weekend has fun for all ages

Owen Sound Sun Times

While Wiarton’s Bluewater Park became a little kid magnet with fun things for them to do Saturday during Wiarton Willie weekend, the annual Lion’s Club pool tournament at Lloyd’s Smoke Shop drew different fun-seekers. Willie predicted an early spring Friday and there’s been a winter bash in his honour since 1956. But Lloyd’s has been […]