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Young Wolastoq entrepreneur adding to downtown Woodstock enjoyment
Thanks to a young Wolastoq entrepreneur, visitors to the downtown Woodstock waterfront this summer will have more accessible fun on the water. Wolastoq Cycling and Repair owner Jamie Polchies gained approval from Woodstock council to establish a watercraft rental service on the downtown waterfront. Polchies operates a bike sales and repair shop near the Eagle’s Nest on Wolastoq First Nation. During a presentation at the May 14 regular council session, Polchies outlined his plans, with council’s
The Canadian PressThe ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in Wednesday's election, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought it to power
PA Media: UK NewsLabour does not appreciation the trouble Welsh FM is in, Plaid leader says
Voters are raising concerns about Vaughan Gething on the doorstep during the General Election campaign, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth has said.
