On May 20th, 2015 an area resident was defrauded after being duped by a person posing as a Canada Revenue Agency Inspector, and a co-conspirator posing as a police officer about to arrest the victim for tax arrears. Sadly, our area continues to be plagued by these unscrupulous criminals.
Today a 57-year old Owen Sound woman responded to a phone message left on her answering machine. The fraudster’s message indicated he was calling from Service Canada and had an urgent matter to discuss with her, demanding a telephone call to 613-817-1703, ext. 155. Concerned, she returned the call and spoke to someone posing as Canada Revenue Agent Dan Martine.
An endowed fund created with Community Foundation Grey Bruce will start providing two scholarships annually
to assist local youth. The Marjorie and Mac Gingrich Endowed Fund will support first year to third year post-secondary students from Grey Bruce who are studying medical sciences or related research at a recognized Canadian university.
The scholarships can support a range of studies, including medical science, research, nursing, or pre-med programs. Two scholarships of $500 will be available this year, with flexible distributions in perpetuity each year thereafter through the earnings from the endowed fund.
The scholarship was begun by Marjorie Gingrich, to mark her long career in nursing and to honour the memory of her late husband, Mac Gingrich. Marjorie and Mac Gingrich were both raised in Bruce County and have backgrounds in education and nursing.
This weekend Grey Bruce Pride is hosting the 10th anniversary Pride Weekend Celebration for the LGBTQ+ community as well as families, friends and allies. On Saturday June 13, the events will be at Harrison Park in Owen Sound, beginning at 3:00 with a magic and music performance with Richard Knechtel (also known as Dickie Bird) accompanied by face painting and other children's craft activities. The 5:00 p.m. barbecue will be followed by a live performance with Charlie Glasspool and Vandeleur. All events are by donation.
On Sunday June 14, the "Pride" movie, based on a true story about the alliance between striking miners and their LGBT supporters in 1984, will be shown at The Roxy in downtown Owen Sound. Doors open at 12:30.
For more information, go to facebook.com/GreyBrucePride.
This weekend Grey Bruce Pride is hosting the 10th anniversary Pride Weekend Celebration for the LGBTQ+ community as well as families, friends and allies. On Saturday June 13, the events will be at Harrison Park in Owen Sound, beginning at 3:00 with a magic and music performance with Richard Knechtel (also known as Dickie Bird) accompanied by face painting and other children's craft activities. The 5:00 p.m. barbecue will be followed by a live performance with Charlie Glasspool and Vandeleur. All events are by donation.
On Sunday June 14, the "Pride" movie, based on a true story about the alliance between striking miners and their LGBT supporters in 1984, will be shown at The Roxy in downtown Owen Sound. Doors open at 12:30.
For more information, go to facebook.com/GreyBrucePride.
By Cathy Hird
On Tuesday June 2nd, the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission will deliver its final report. For five years, the commissioners have been hearing stories of the loss and the abuse that took place in these schools. The final report will include recommendations for building a new relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in our country.
When Prime Minister Steven Harper apologized on behalf of Canada for the residential school system, this commission was established to help us live into our apology. In a moment, I will give an excerpt from that text, but first let me tell you why this matters to me.
I worked as a minister at Neyaashiinigmiing, Cape Croker. During my time there, a number of people shared with me their experience of residential school. I never asked, I never thought to ask, but these were stories that people needed to share. People spoke of the severe corporal punishment they experienced. They spoke of the pain of isolation from family and community. They smiled when they told of the small ways that they could defy the systematic attempts to rid them of Aboriginal ways and manage to hold on to pieces of their cultural heritage, their language, their identity. They wept when they stumbled to express the experience of sexual abuse.
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