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Watertown City Council appears to be once again heading towards a decision on how many pools this community needs without having credible data on what residents want. During Monday’s meeting, newly elected council members informally agreed to undertake a project to repair the William J. Flynn Municipal Pool at NorthRead More →

Breadcrumb Links News Local news A Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste rally was held outside South Bruce on Tuesday at the South Bruce council meeting, where the group urged council to call a referendum on the storage vault nuclear power to coincide with the municipal elections on OctoberRead More →

play the videoLack of electricity affects education in the region Correspondence from the Bono region Residents of Henekrom in Sunyani West Municipality of Bono Region have called on the government to extend electricity to the community. The appeal comes against the backdrop of the negative impact of the lack ofRead More →

GARDNER – “It’s been an incredibly tough week at Heywood – probably one of the busiest and toughest weeks we’ve had since I’ve been there.” So began the briefing from Heywood President and CEO Win Brown on Friday, January 7. “We have done an admirable job,” he continued. “I amRead More →

Tsuut’ina Nation Police Chief Keith Blake (left) with Tsuut’ina Nation Inspector Quinn Jacques (center) and Inspector Clint Healy (right) in Redwood Meadows on the Tsuut’ina Nation on January 5.Gavin John / The Globe and Mail In one of the first such arrangements in the country, an Indigenous police force tookRead More →

Buckhorn Foodland owner Shreek Patel and his staff were recognized for their efforts to support the community during the pandemic as part of My COVID Champion, a month-long campaign led by Peterborough County, City of Peterborough , Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation. Late last month, Peter Raymond,Read More →

OSWEGO – Local municipalities this month received state funding to partially fund 19 projects across the region. Governor Kathy Hochul last week announced the funding, totaling approximately $ 196 million, in addition to the $ 525 million in resources already made available by state agencies this year. With this funding,Read More →

The Town of Guilford has a long tradition of preserving the land, which has helped both to define its character and to safeguard its natural resources. Local surveys have consistently shown that the historic and natural character of the city are two of the main reasons people want to liveRead More →

Mangala BK of Mangalsen Municipality-5 in Achham has been working as a community health volunteer for 28 years. His career as a health worker has been fraught with pitfalls such as derisory wages and caste discrimination. “The opportunity to become a community health volunteer came to me by accident,” saidRead More →

Kuujjuaq, the largest of the 14 Nunavik communities, has never had a community center since it became a municipality in 1980. This is something that, according to Mayor Sammy Koneak, “is in itself a crime” . “The community center is the focal point of the community where the activities takeRead More →