Abortion, Refugees and Marijuana Legalization Among the Topics in Norwich Oxford's federal election candidates were faced with questions about abortion, marijuana, Syrian refugees and federal debt when they gathered in Norwich for their sixth all-candidates meeting Monday night. Students in the public speaking class at Rehoboth Christian School asked the five candidates prepared questions before opening the microphone to the audience at the event, hosted by the Norwich Township Chamber of Commerce. Conservative incumbent Dave MacKenzie, NDP candidate Zoe Kunschner, Liberal candidate Don McKay, Green Party candidate Mike Farlow and Christian Heritage Party' candidate Melody Aldred were each asked to explain their party's platform on abortion and their feeling about being required to toe the party line, as is the case for Liberal MPs. A later question from the floor raised the topic again. [continues 889 words]
Notice the location of the story about last week's big drug bust. It's on the page opposite, way back on page 5. Some people will think we buried the news on purpose, but there was a conscious decision not to run it on the front page. The item has received so much coverage, that most people have already heard about it. We aren't the first to have the story, so we won't pretend that we are. The item is of wide-spread interest because it affects a large number of people across a large area of the county, so we do have the story regardless. [continues 277 words]
Police Say to Keep Watch For Suspicious Activity Burgessville residents and those of other small communities should continue to watch for signs of marijuana growing operations in their neighbourhoods. Despite the storming of a grow house in Burgessville last Wednesday, police say growers are looking for inconspicuous locations to set up shop. Oxford Community Police Service Detective Mike Martin said the bust at the Main Street house was substantial - netting 181 plants and the assorted equipment used to grow the crop. [continues 437 words]
