Tag: Paris
‘Her absence leaves a deep wound’
BRANTFORD The family of Mary Hammond on Wednesday finally got an answer to a question that has tortured them for almost 40 years. They now know who may be responsible…
Founder of Kids Can Fly retiring
Sharon Brooks, the guiding light of the Kids Can Fly organization, is retiring. The founder and longtime executive director said on Wednesday – her 70th birthday – the timing feels…
Health care on agenda of upcoming public meetings
Local health care will be the topic of discussion at upcoming public meetings in Brantford and Brant and Norfolk counties. Residents are being invited to share their experiences with the…
Ex-TRC director named special interlocutor for residential schools
OTTAWA (CP) The federal government has named an independent special interlocutor to connect Indigenous communities dealing with the discovery of unmarked graves with the federal government. Kimberly Murray, a former…
Granfondo organizers launching cycling training program for youth
It was the downtime of the COVID-19 pandemic that Kendel Ross says got her into cycling. “I was asked by a good friend to bike to Tobermory and, at the…
Parkview United Church hosting Food Drive for Hunger this weekend
News Local News Volunteers from Parkview United Church are hosting their first Food Drive for Hunger this weekend to help House of Blessing restock its food-bank shelves for the summer.…
Ecology: the Relais Jeunes arrives in Paris after a four-month tour of France
This Saturday, June 11, the Relais Jeunes arrives in Paris. On foot or by bike, these young people committed to the climate and social justice toured France to raise awareness…
Perth County announces launch of new PC Connect transit app
News Local News Perth County recently announced the launch of a new rider app for its PC Connect regional transit service. A PC Connect bus is stopped at the Stratford…
Sarnia man who walked away from crashed car with beer, chips jailed for impaired driving
This week, Peter Pawlowski got up from a chair inside a Sarnia courtroom and was ushered by security to the Sarnia Jail to start serving a two-month sentence for impaired…
Not enough rainfall for river flooding in Chatham: LTVCA
Less rain than expected in most areas of the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority’s jurisdiction should prevent the Thames River from affecting Chatham, the organization’s watershed manager has said. Jason…