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BEYOND LOCAL: Child facing reading struggles? Don't wait to advocate for them

BEYOND LOCAL: Child facing reading struggles? Don't wait to advocate for them

Lack of access to quality reading instruction and early diagnoses and intervention of reading disorders can have significant, long-lasting effects
Sip up some sappy spring vibes at these upcoming area maple syrup festivals

Sip up some sappy spring vibes at these upcoming area maple syrup festivals

The sweetest season is set to begin, as soon as temperatures warm
Chickadees are tough little birds that can survive on their own

Chickadees are tough little birds that can survive on their own

Chickadees eat the equivalent of 150 sunflower seeds a day during mild winter temperatures and up to 250 when it's colder, says outdoors columnist
Robots battle for bragging rights (3 photos)

Robots battle for bragging rights (3 photos)

First Robotics competition taking place at Georgian College this weekend
'Pioneer buildings' lined First Street in early 1900s

'Pioneer buildings' lined First Street in early 1900s

More than 100 years ago, where Loblaw Great Food stands now, was a mud road and wood-clad buildings
BEYOND LOCAL: What if emojis and #hashtags should be part of language learning?

BEYOND LOCAL: What if emojis and #hashtags should be part of language learning?

One professor asks, why not teach languages the way we actually use them?
From the heart to the teeth, program offers free dental hygiene care

From the heart to the teeth, program offers free dental hygiene care

Local dental hygienist Sara Masiuk will be taking appointments for free dental hygiene care on April 4
Good morning, Collingwood!

Good morning, Collingwood!

WORLD: How the new coronavirus can (and can’t) spread

WORLD: How the new coronavirus can (and can’t) spread

COVID-19 spreads less efficiently than flu and transmission does not appear to be driven by people who are not sick, expert says
'Life-changing diagnosis' prompts family to champion support group

'Life-changing diagnosis' prompts family to champion support group

Brandon Douglas, 20, was diagnosed with brain tumour at 17; Curlers wanted for Feb. 29 fund-raising bonspiel in Coldwater