Fri March 8: Inspire Inclusion in Grey, Bruce & Owen Sound on International Women's Day

Plus: Drugs, cash and firearm seized in Sauble Beach arrest; Owen Sound man convicted of criminal negligence causing death of Genesis Young

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It’s International Women’s Day! Considering World Book Day was only yesterday, the women behind this independent publication are having a great week.

How will you celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women today?

The good news is that there’s no wrong way to do it. This year’s IWD theme is ‘Inspire Inclusion,’ and there are countless ways to get involved.

“Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to drive gender parity. IWD belongs to everyone, everywhere. Inclusion means all IWD action is valid,” the official website states.

Women’s rights are human rights, and accelerating gender equality benefits humanity as a whole. The International Women’s Day movement has been going strong since 1911 for that reasons and today, it touches every corner of the globe – including ours.

The Ginger Press, publisher of The Owen Sound Current, is hosting a breakfast with guest speaker and investigative journalist Laura Robinson this morning (pre-registration required). Admission is by donation, and 100% of the money collected will go to the legal fund for the Lake Babine First Nations people and their fight for justice at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Laura's talk will focus on "the case in London and what's been going on for decades in hockey towns."

Cobble Beach and the Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting an evening of inspiration, networking, and philanthropy featuring local business women speakers and live music by Paige Warner.

Business to Bruce and Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey hosted ‘Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment’ last night at the Klages Mill and Garden in Chesley.

And a local author will share one of her stories, which was longlisted in the CBC Nonfiction Writing Contest in 2023, at a private event today in Toronto. We’ll bring you more on that next week.

The cumulative effect of many small actions is great impact. How will you make our corner of the world a little more diverse, equitable, and inclusive today – and for tomorrow?

Public Notices

• The deadline to apply for Municipality of Meaford advisory committees has been extended to March 15, 2024.

• Owen Sound City Council will hold a Special Meeting in closed session on Monday, March 11, at 3pm to discuss four agenda items in-camera ahead of its regular meeting at 5:30pm.

Full subscribers, there’s a lot more for you below, including…

• A laundry list of charges for a repeat offender found this time intoxicated and sleeping behind the wheel with a large amount of cash, drugs, and a firearm

• Details of the accessibility renovations just completed at the TTAG, and how they were funded

• A quick introduction to Owen Sound’s new Poet Laureate

• Fred Wallace interviews OSAC’s head coach and shares exciting updates from the club, including an international trip they have in the works

• The Owen Sound man charged with criminal negligence causing the death of Genesis Young, killed at 17 in a tree house fire in Sauble Beach, has been found guilty.

~ Miranda

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