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Doc Talk: bearing witness, creating Oz, watching whales By Peter Keough Globe Correspondent,Updated April 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Email to a Friend In Yasmin Feddas’s subdued and devastating “ Ayouni” a Syrian woman approaches Londoners with leaflets about the more than 100,000 people in her country who have disappeared — most at the hands of the Assad government. Most of the passersby turn away. “It’s an interesting story!” she insists to no avail. Fedda follows...

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GI Live: Online is a week away, and here is the final schedule of speakers, roundtable sessions and special guests. 60 publishers are set to meet with hundreds of indie developers at the show, via our 1-to-1 meeting system and in a special industry Discord. Tickets cost $50 for developers and publishers (+ VAT), and can be bought here. The event runs Wednesday, April 14th - Friday, April 16th. Speakers include Unity and Nifty Games Peter Moore, Minecraft boss Helen Chiang, IO Interactive head H...

Updated: April 6, 2021, 2:51 pm © DCT Media Mirror mirror on the wall... Abigayle Morrison tried out the new magic mirror when the Aberdeen Disney Store had a revamp in 2010. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A touch of magic and sparkle arrived in Aberdeen when The Disney Store opened nearly quarter of a century ago. B...

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A year ago, the CLC was spurred into action as the pandemic caused confusion and closures across the sector. Ian Weinfass speaks to co-chair Andy Mitchell about its initial response and how the industry has fared in the past year When Construction Leadership Council (CLC) co-chair Andy Mitchell reflects on the early days of lockdown and the need to draw up new procedures for sites to follow during the COVID-19 crisis, it is clear that the responsibility to get things right weighed heavy. “W...

BMF applauds widespread endorsement of National Retrofit Strategy 17 March, 2021 SHARE The CLC National Retrofit Strategy is structured into four phases and calls on the Government to invest an initial £5.3 billion over the next four years to help kickstart the retrofit market. The Builders Merchants Federation, which has been campaigning in support of the Construction Leadership Council’s National Retrofit S...

A year of lessons in leadership Just over a year ago now, on 16 March 2020, prime minister Boris Johnson announced that everyone who could work from home should do so. A week later, he followed up with the first lockdown. Given the turmoil those two decisions unleashed, it is remarkable to recall that the Construction Leadership Council published its first set of COVID-safe site operating procedures on 24 March. While most in the sector were still trying to figure out whether construction was a...

Our region is getting $1.9 million dollars to help municipalities deal with the impact of COVID-19. The announcement is part of the province’s $500 million investment to help ensure the stability of Ontario’s 444 municipalities as they plan for the year ahead. Here is a break down of local funding: -Township of Douro-Dummer $66,693 -Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen $79,595 -City of Peterborough $1,109,427 -County of Peterborough $442,135 -Township of Selwyn $158,809 -Municipality of Tre...

By • 11 Mar 2021 FLOOD FEARS: Questions have been asked how residents can get hold of community flood protection sacks bought for Middleton-in-Teesdale and Eggleston STEPS are being taken to avoid further confusion in the way flood protection sacks are distributed in a dale village. FloodSax – a type of sandless sandbag – were bought by Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin Parish Council last year to stop households flooding after previous incidents. Contributions were also made by Eggl...