The Georgian Theatre Festival is having another musical event.
This time, it is a concert at Meaford United Church starring the renowned George Hamilton IV.
Mr. Hamilton has long been associated with country music and gospel. He sings regularly at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and tours in country shows throughout the USA , the UK and [...]
An exciting, dynamic and fun new website for Owen Sound and area has just arrived! Introducing myowensound.ca, a consumer friendly ‘one stop shop’ community portal directly targeted to both residents and tourists.
Visitors to myowensound.ca will find an all-inclusive list of options for local recreation, places to eat, shopping, accommodations, community services, and a [...]
January 14, 2010 | Posted in
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I’m a ‘farm kid’ from Proton Township – raised with 7 sisters in the high, flat farming country at the bottom of Grey County. Like many farm kids, my education and career took me away from my home community – and brought me back again.
I made the decision to run for Liberal candidacy because [...]
June 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Hopefully we will get some boats on the water this fall…
Many thanks to those that have offered ideas, suggestions and encouragement in the humble beginnings of The Meaford Rowing Club. In no particular order… My friend and former coach – the famous Mark Wilson -St. Catharines Rowing Club, Dave Richardson, Robin Dunn, our friends from the [...]
Scatter the Cats, five multi-instrumentalists who keep the Irish hearts, within us all, beating with ethnic rhythm…Banjo, flute, guitar, acoustic bass, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, much percussion…. They are regional favourites of the local folk festivals and will dazzle you with their passion and talent.
Tickets: $15.00 each For tickets visit the Museum or call 519-538-5974
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Josh Malloch, Marina Demina and Meagan Brown
What a pleasant surprise to have Marina Demina (or Demina Marina in Russian) had dinner with us today. Marina is an exchange student from Russia sponsored by Rotary International. Hope you enjoy your stay in Canada with us Marina. Special thanks to Josh (one of our first customers) for [...]
Polar bears, walruses, seals, whales and ocean-going birds like eider ducks and loons call the Arctic Ocean home. Their survival in an environment seemingly so inhospitable is a wonder of nature. But as climate change continues unabated, these creatures – already facing a harsh environment – become some of the most vulnerable on earth.
Incredibly, their [...]
Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend, to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams. Affirm to others the vision of the world you want. You are a free, immensely powerful source of life and goodness. Affirm it. Spread it. Radiate it. Think day and night about it and you [...]
By LINDA LEATHERDALE
Here’s a surefire sign our economic woes are getting worse.
Amid a growing credit crunch that’s crippling the world’s financial system pushing bankruptcies and loan defaults ever higher, American Express is offering its U.S. clients US$300 to pay off their balances and close out their accounts.
A spokesperson for American Express Canada said no similar buyout [...]
Dear John,
Zimbabwe was once one of the most promising countries in Africa with a thriving agricultural industry, one of the region’s highest literacy rates and a robust healthcare system. Today, the people of Zimbabwe are facing desperation.Twenty eight years of increasingly dictatorial rule by President Robert Mugabe have led to hyperinflation, food shortages and a breakdown [...]
Abducted as an 11-year-old child from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle—a string of slaves— Aminata Diallo is sent to live as a slave in South Carolina. But years later, she forges her way to freedom, serving the British in the Revolutionary War and [...]
Visa and MasterCard interested in offering debit cards in Canada. Two major international credit card companies are poised to enter Canada’s debit market, a move that could dramatically alter the structure of the payments industry in Canada and stoke fears of higher fees for business and consumers.
By DANA FLAVELLE
AND RITA TRICHUR
BUSINESS REPORTERS
The move comes amid already [...]
ENERGY REPORTER
Municipalities will lose the power to decide how close wind turbines can be to residential properties and environmentally sensitive areas under proposed green-energy legislation being tabled Monday.
The new rules, a blow to NIMBYism, will also ensure that developers of wind and other renewable-energy projects get construction permits within six months.
It’s all part of Premier [...]
by MICHAEL SHNAYERSON
After getting $125 billion in taxpayer bailouts, the top officers at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and three other banks agreed to forgo their 2008 bonuses. Now they’re awarding billions to their troops. Can government “ claw back” that money?
On December 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that John Thain, the 53-year-old chairman and C.E.O. of Merrill [...]
