Missing Knowledge: A High School Library’s 10,000-Book Reduction

Over 10,000 books were recently removed from the library at H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, Ontario, slashing the collection from roughly 18,000 titles to just 8,300, as reported by the London Free Press. Among the removed works were history texts, Holocaust literature, and classic novels — the kinds of books that help students understand…

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From Panic to Prudence: Why Oxford County Must Rethink Its Climate Spending

Something important just happened in the global climate conversation — but you won’t see it in a County staff report. Bill Gates, one of the world’s biggest climate advocates, recently admitted that the “doomsday” framing around emissions was wrong. That fear-based messaging, he said, led to unrealistic policies, wasteful investments, and broken trust. In other…

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SWOX Council’s “Unwilling Host” Decision Upheld

We’re pleased to share an important update on the proposed wind turbine projects in Oxford County. After months of strong public engagement, countless conversations at the doorstep, and many thoughtful presentations at council meetings, the Township of South-West Oxford (SWOX) has officially upheld its decision to declare itself an “unwilling host” for industrial wind turbine…

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