Thursday, June 1, 2023

Our Neighbours

Stephen Vance, Staff One of the news stories beyond Meaford's borders that I have been following for several months has been the growing friction between residents in the Blue Mountains and their council and library board.In March of last year, the nine employees who staffed the L.E. Shore library in Thornbury were unceremoniously dismissed in what was framed as a 'restructuring', in order to incorporate the Craigleith Depot as an additional outlet for library services in the community. The firings came...
OPP Release Two of the six people injured as a result of deck collapsing have been discharged from Markdale Hospital. A two year old Markdale boy and a 16 year old Georgian Bluffs man have been released. The others, a 24 year old Markdale male, remains in Markdale Hospital; a 24 year old Markdale female was transferred to Victoria Hospital in London by land ambulance; a four year old Markdale boy remains in London’s Children’s Hospital; and a 38 year...

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