Dear Naming Committee,
I doubt this comes as a surprise to anyone, but I propose that the name of the new combined public high school in Owen Sound be Owen Sound Collegiate. If implemented correctly, this name provides the best opportunity to honour the history of our two schools, their alumni and communities and Owen Sound itself while at the same time beginning the healing process for our community.
160 years ago, the OSCVI started as the Owen Sound High School, one of the first schools in Canada, before becoming the OSCI shortly thereafter. Years later the 'V' was added. During the OSCVI years, the...
SweetWater 2016: From Vivaldi to a Kung Fu Mash Up, this all in one weekend annual music festival will include a Canadian premiere of new composition.
The 13th edition of the SweetWater Music Festival (September 16 to 18) will offer up an entirely new take on classical and jazz music performed by some of the world's best musicians. Artistic Director Mark Fewer is bringing together a stellar line up of outstanding performers including ...
-by Anne Finlay-Stewart
I applaud Mayor Boddy for making remarks before the opening of Owen Sound City Council last Monday, in the wake of the Orlando shootings. He spoke about people not being persecuted for "the colour of their skin, who they love, what they go home to". He talked about Owen Sound's history as a safe haven for the ostracized, and how he understood that there were Pride events taking place locally this month and people should attend them to show our city's empathy and compassion.
Bottom line. No one deserves to be shot for being who they are. What then do they deserve?
June 1, the Owen Sound city Facebook page - Wishing everyone a Happy Pride Month. The City of Owen
- by Kelly Babcock
It drives me crazy when someone dies from a gunshot and people start talking about shots per minute or per second and how long to reload and is it or isn't it an assault weapon ... someone died because they were assaulted with a weapon, and it wouldn't matter in that last split second of their life if the weapon that shot came from was a muzzle loader. Someone could be 17 years old, or 22, or 35, or 80. Shots per amount of time should be calculated in this way, one shot per seventeen years of life is one too many, it's too fast, it's too much of an assault. It's too much. I was at a vigil tonight for those slain in Orlando. We....
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart
It's a bright spring morning, and Kee-May Ip is already thinking about New Year's. Chinese New Year will be celebrated in late January in 2017, and May would like to give it a roaring good start with a traditional Lion Dance.
As lions are not native to Grey-Bruce, the organizers will have to pay for the services of lion dancers from Toronto, and to that end Kee-May is offering a series of three events to raise the necessary gold.
Thursday, June 16 she will offer a hands-on class in traditional Chinese wellness practice. There will be an introduction to the concepts of Wu Xing, Yin-Yang and meridians, an opportunity to learn about Chinese...
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