Area Events @ FindItGreyBruce.com

January 30, 2009

Hey, have you checked out FindItGreyBruce.com lately? If not, you should take a look.
We have lots of events listed that we’re covering in the area! Check out these upcoming local events.
Do you have an event coming up? We’d love to hear about it! You can post your event on FindItGreyBruce.com

Written by Deb · Filed Under Concerts, Get Out, Music, The Area, Youth, fun, theOwen, theOwen Features

E-Business Workshops

January 28, 2009

The Business Enterprise Centre in partnership with the Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services is presenting a series of E-Business Workshops.

This series of E-Business Workshops will provide participants with the information and tools necessary to help them get started or be more effective in the world of e-business.

Workshops are $25 each or all five for $100, includes handouts and morning workshops include a full breakfast.

Pre-registration is required, for more information or to register, contact the Business Enterprise Centre at 519-371-3232.

The E-Business Workshops schedule will be as follows:

Intro to E-Business – Thursday February 12th, 7:30 am – 10:30 am at Stone Tree

Getting Started – Thursday February 19th, 7:30 am – 10:30 am at Stone Tree

Marketing Part 1 – Thursday February 26th, 7:30 am – 10:30 am at Stone Tree

Marketing Part 2 – Thursday March 12th, 7:30 am – 10:30 am at Stone Tree

Building Web Sites that Work – Thursday March 26th, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Bayshore Community Centre

http://www.owensound.ca/business/enterprisecentre/businessevents.php

Written by Ryan · Filed Under Business, Features, Owen Sound, The Area, theOwen

Volunteers: Our Valued Community Resource

January 27, 2009

Owen Sound harbour Are you interested in helping to shape the decisions affecting Owen Sound? If so, consider volunteering as a member on a City Board or Committee.

What ever way you look at it, volunteers are needed in various capacities… on boards such as the Owen Sound Police Services Board and the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, advisory committees such as Financial Advisory Committee, Recreation and Parks Advisory Commity to the Cultural Committee. The need for volunteers keeps growing.

There are committees that need not only people to do the work, but make decisions and promote them as well. This is the case for the Festival of Northern Lights. The Committee even has subcommittees which also require volunteers.

There are a number of Management Boards that require volunteers as well. These include the DIA, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery and the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library.

Students need to complete their mandatory 40 volunteer hours of service before graduating from high school. There are a number of nursing homes and daycares that invite volunteers. The Owen Sound Animal Shelter is always in need of people to walk dogs, groom the animals and clean cages. Another spot here in Owen Sound is the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, usually in a custodial capacity. Being a volunteer may even include free admission to some games or events.

There is such a need for volunteers… Do you have some time you could spare? After all, it is all for the betterment of our fine City!

The City of Owen Sound has a Volunteer Brochure… check it out.

Here’s a list of the City’s 2009 Boards and Committee Vacancies.

Written by Ryan · Filed Under Community, Get Out, Owen Sound, The City, Volunteering

My Sweet Patootie: Concert for Dave Maw & Leukemia Awareness

January 23, 2009

Terry Young and Sandra Swannell are My Sweet Patootie, the “li’l big band” that’s busy ripping up the pea-patch whenever they aren’t touring with award winning roots group Tanglefoot. It’s an old-fashioned shotgun wedding of cool uptown swing and rural Ontario grit! With humour-driven lyrics, finger style guitar, swing fiddle and hot vocal harmonies, this group is tighter than last year’s swimsuit!