In The Schools

Members of the Meaford Apple Harvest Craft Show Committee recently visited Georgian Bay Community School to make a special presentation in honour of two long-time members of the committee. Kay and Dennis Freeborn have recently retired from the committee after many years of volunteering for the annual show. The $5,000 donation is being used to provide stand up mixers and stainless steel prep tables for the Culinary program, and a 3-D printer for the Technical program at the school. The Freeborns...

Thanks to the overwhelming success of last year’s initiative, the Tom Thomson Art Gallery (The TOM) and Owen Sound Waste Watchers (OSWW) have announced Upcycling TOM 2025 with East Ridge Community School. This year, the school takes on the challenge of creating upcycled artworks inspired by the iconic Canadian landscape artist, Tom Thomson. The school selected Sunset Sky, one of Thomson’s most celebrated works, as their inspiration for the project. Students worked collaboratively over the winter months, using only recycled...