By Kyla Close
Feb 22, 2021 12:41 PM
Pottery is one of the oldest art practices. The oldest pieces of pottery are believed to be found in China’s Hunan Provence and are about 15,400 years old. It’s safe to say it can last a lifetime.
Kristy Suckling is a nurse by trade, but a year and a half ago she took a leap of faith into the pottery world.
“I was finding that I didn’t have a lot to do to fulfill myself. And so, I was kind of getting bored. My kids are now growing, and you know, being single, I was looking for something to add to my life. So, I decided to go out and take a lesson at Pinecraft and Elmer from there, I really enjoyed it.”
By Alexander Elliott
Feb 22, 2021 1:07 PM
Fanshawe College’s third year business administrative marketing program program is stepping up in an effort to support local charities Inn Out of the Cold, and the Salvation Army – London Centre of Hope.
Students will be hosting up to 3 “Nostalgia Knowledge” trivia nights with various themes including 70s pop culture, 80s pop culture, and late 1990s – early 2000s pop culture. The minimum donation to take part in the event is $3.
Julie Cumming is an organizer for the event, and she says that with COVID-19 forcing the event online, it may be more difficult to attract donations.
By Leanne Wilson
Feb 20, 2021 1:44 PM
We live in a time where it’s normal to build online networks that include personal connections. But in today’s social strategy, how do we know that anyone is who they claim to be?
And most importantly, are we able to catch a catfish if one swam into our network?
Businessman holding white mask in his hand/ Pixabay
Brenton Shea is currently the director of the Campus Community Police Services at Western University.
He says
“Catfishing is generally when people create fake identities generally to use for luring people into relationships or trying to gather information about somebody. It is a concern, obviously these people will copy somebody else’s identity. It’s not just necessarily making up an identity, they may even copy an existing like a real person’s identity and use a real person’s photo placing it as themselves.”
By Victoria Newman
Photo taken by Victoria Newman, XFM News.
After the reconstruction of Blackfriars Bridge, some believed that the use of the bridge would resume to what it had previously been- for pedestrians and cars. But that was not the case. As many know, currently, Blackfriars Bridge is only open for pedestrians.
“Right now and throughout the COVID pandemic, it has been closed to motor vehicles, and designated as a shared space for pedestrians and bicyclists,” said Doug MacRae, the Director of Roads and Transportation for the City of London.
This is because in the early days of COVID, the city did a review of “pinch points” within the transportation network in the city of London. They saw that there was a focus on bridges since social distancing was of utmost importance for everyone and their well-being.