Ontario – Davie Village Post https://davievillagepost.ca News, Current Events Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Ontario PC leader promises to scrap Liberals’ sex-ed curriculum if elected https://davievillagepost.ca/6127/ontario-pc-leader-promises-to-scrap-liberals-sex-ed-curriculum-if-elected/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 19:00:11 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=6127

The curriculum was updated last year for the first time since 1998, although some changes prompted protests from parents. Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is promising to scrap the Liberals’ sex-ed curriculum if his party forms government after the 2018 election. In a letter distributed this week — with days to go before a by-election ...

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After Stonewall and Wilde’s are planning a historic village merger https://davievillagepost.ca/6063/after-stonewall-and-wildes-are-planning-a-historic-village-merger/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:52 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=6063

Two of Ottawa’s oldest surviving LGBT businesses are planning a merger. Two of Ottawa’s oldest surviving LGBT businesses are coming together to preserve Ottawa’s gay history and remain a destination in the city’s future. Trevor Prevost, owner of Wilde’s adult store, and Michael Deyell, owner of After Stonewall gallery, plan to move the stores into ...

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Homophobic sign on balcony may lead to hate crime investigation https://davievillagepost.ca/5676/homophobic-sign-on-balcony-may-lead-to-hate-crime-investigation/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:17:33 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=5676

A sign with a derogatory term for homosexuals was removed with combined efforts from police and firefighters A large yellow sign hanging from an apartment balcony displaying homophobic language was removed by police and firefighters Wednesday afternoon. The offending sign was hanging off the balcony of a third storey apartment just off of Mohawk Road between Upper Sherman ...

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Gay Day at Canada’s Wonderland cancelled after no-hugging incident https://davievillagepost.ca/5486/gay-day-at-canadas-wonderland-cancelled-after-no-hugging-incident/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:50:30 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=5486

PFLAG, which organized the retreat for the past eight years, announced the move Thursday. LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG announced on Thursday that it had nixed the eight-year-old annual event at Canada’s Wonderland, after a park employee told a gay couple to stop hugging while they waited in line for the Lazy River last month. A ...

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Canada’s Wonderland worker told gay couple to stop hugging https://davievillagepost.ca/5440/canadas-wonderland-worker-told-gay-couple-to-stop-hugging/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:35:16 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=5440

The park’s general manager has apologized for the incident, saying “discrimination is not tolerated” at the park. Revelers can do almost anything at Canada’s Wonderland: surge in a train car at highway speed down a near-vertical incline, swoop on a gargantuan swing, scarf down pounds of bulk candy and free-fall 70 metres while strapped in ...

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Northern Ontario Transgender Challenges https://davievillagepost.ca/4834/northern-ontario-transgender-challenges/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:18:49 +0000 https://davievillagepost.ca/?p=4834

A Sudbury man will be among the guest speakers at a world transgender symposium in Holland later this month.   Watch Video Here: http://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=884734#DVP

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