Month: June 2024
London-area schools shift to virtual learning if CUPE strike goes ahead
With a possible CUPE strike on the horizon, school board officials in the London-area are advising families to prepare in case of disruption.
Halloween fun takes over Southampton’s Fairy Lake
An event started out of the COVID-19 pandemic to give Saugeen Shores and area families a place to enjoy the thrills and chills of Halloween continues to grow. For the third year in a row, the trail meandering around Southampton’s Fairy Lake was alive with youngsters loading up on treats from locals who set up […]
Buried plank covered with nails injures young girl at Port Elgin beach
Saugeen Shores police are investigating after a young girl stepped on a piece of wood pierced with nails near a parking area adjacent to the main beach in Port Elgin earlier this month. On Oct. 23, police responded to the beach following reports of a girl stepping on a plank covered in nails while walking. […]
CUPE education workers not employed in all midwestern Ontario school boards
Not all school boards in midwestern Ontario will be affected if CUPE education workers walk off the job across the province Friday.
‘Freedom convoy’: Man accused of pelting Justin Trudeau with stones on OPP radar
A St. Thomas man accused of throwing stones at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in London was one of dozens of people profiled in a police intelligence report prepared as the “freedom convoy” protests swept across Canada earlier this year.
Paterson returns for third term as Hanover mayor
Sue Paterson is back for a third term mayor of Hanover. Paterson easily won the two-person race for the mayor’s seat by receiving 1,881 votes to beat out Rob McKean, who received 446 votes. “I am honoured and deeply humbled that the citizens of Hanover have elected me as mayor for a third term. It’s […]
Education workers to strike despite government contract imposition
The Ford government is set to pass legislation that will impose a contract on education support workers, but the union says the workers will strike anyway.
School board elections return many incumbents
Local school board elections in Grey-Bruce returned four of six incumbents at the Catholic board, and five of nine incumbents returned at the public board. Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board trustees re-elected Monday are Lori DiCastri, the current board chair, in Huron-Kinloss, Brockton Ward 31, Kincardine; Linda Strader, Brockton, Ward 34 and 36; and […]
Sweet November! A month full of live entertainment looms for London
There’s no shortage of live entertainment hitting London in November. Here’s a roundup of some of the events: DAVID MYLES Juno-winning songwriter David Myles will be at Aeolian Hall Nov. 2. Myles, who won the 2022 Juno for his instrumental album, That Tall Distance, comes to London with his newest album, It’s Only A Little […]
21-year-old faces child porn charges after electronic devices seized
London police have charged a 21-year-old London man with possessing child pornography following the search of a home.