Oxford Magistrates Court and, right, file image of coins Pictures: OXFORD MAIL/PEXELS A woman has been banned from sitting on the ground within 10m of any Oxford cash point after she admitted begging. Caroline Bullen, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts under the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act. The Botley Road woman admitted begging on Iffley Road on two dates in March 2021. She was fined £150 and given a two year criminal behaviour order by the Oxford magistrates. That order requires her to engage with drug addiction charity Turning Point and bans her from approaching people in Oxford and asking them for money.
Associations are a vital part of Canada’s economy.
The OTUS Association Exchange (OAX) is an annual survey and benchmarking of Canada’s associations. The objective is to provide association executives with information about how their peers and competitors approach common business problems.
In 2020, OAX focused on the top risks facing associations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, this focus has shifted toward support and recovery measures.
In collaboration with
The Write Paige Inc., OAX hosted an Association Recovery Roundtable in December 2020. We gathered virtually with five chief executive officers, selected from a cross-section of Canada’s associations, to learn about their experiences during the pandemic and hear their perspectives about recovery.
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This registered dietician creates healthy menus using only food purchased from Dollar General to prove eating healthy on a budget is possible.
When you’re missing ingredients for your favorite recipe, you’re likely to rush over to your local supermarket. But what if you don’t have a grocery store nearby? What if the closest thing to a food market you have is a Dollar General? Can you still eat well? Can you eat
healthily?
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Well, for registered dietician Mary Alice Cain, that’s no problem. Mary Alice started to appreciate the budget retailer while visiting her family in Fairhope, Alabama. She was set to bake a Derby pie, but was missing the chocolate chips, pecans and pie crust (that’s almost everything!). Instead of abandoning her project, her dad suggested she run to the closest store: a Dollar General.