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Education workers’ strike was short-lived.
Ontario’s 55,000 education workers were back on the job Tuesday after ending their strike action when the province withdrew back-to-work legislation, but a new contract…
Former Maryhill retirement home looks to lodge Ukrainian refugees
Having just wrapped up 23 years running a retirement home, Karen Martin sees a good fit in providing temporary lodging for Ukrainian refugees at Hillside…
New provincial measures look to curtail development charges
Soaring development charges that add tens of thousands to the cost of a new home were a big target as the province rolled out Bill…
A long and winding road to greener times
Volunteers with Trees for Woolwich are planning another ambitious tree-planting project. The goal is to plant some 21,500 trees along 335 kilometres of township and…
Development approved for Barnswallow Drive site
A piece of vacant land on Elmira’s west side slated for commercial development will now be predominantly residential, as Woolwich council this week approved the…
Breslau on-demand bus pilot project sees low ridership
About halfway through the pilot project, Grand River Transit’s on-demand service in Breslau is facing challenges of low ridership and awareness. “I think it’s fair…
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Forgotten, but not gone … at least for now
Alexandra Porter opens an old photo album and her eyes take in all the old rectangles across the pages. She says she likes to see…
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Sultans of String perform CD release concert
Music that reflects a diverse world – and perhaps a break from some of its troubles – will fill the Registry Theatre Sunday at the release party for the latest CD from the Sultans of String, Sanctuary. The album is…
Theatre Wellesley marks silver anniversary
Not only returning from the pandemic hiatus, Theatre Wellesley is also celebrating its silver anniversary, 25 years of staging plays…
Selah’s Song hit all the right notes
A folk musical about peace seems just up the alley for a church group looking to stage a play. In…
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Concert caps a good year for the Grand Harmony Chorus
The Grand Harmony a cappella choir is capping off a very successful year with their annual Christmas concert this Sunday in St. Agatha. In May, the 40-member all-women’s chorus took home two awards at this year’s competition of the Sweet…
Elmira neighbours get into the holiday spirit
Friends and neighbours Pauline Martin and Anne Jenkins take in the neighbourhood Christmas tree they helped decorate on the trail…
Chronicling a life-changing event that still resonates two decades later
Ashley Tindall and her mother Brenda are ready to launch their book about their journey of living through traumatic brain…
Remembrance has a special meaning for Elmira man
Two years into the Second World War, Clair Oreal Hawn, father of Elmira resident Rob Hawn, tried to follow in…
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