Day: 1 July 2025
Volunteers search seven sites of interest on 35th anniversary of Lisa Maas’ disappearance
It’s been 35 years since anyone has seen Lisa Maas alive. On Sunday, over 60 volunteers spent the solemn anniversary of her disappearance combing through seven sites of interest near Annan and hoping to find a trace of the missing woman. “I want my friend to have some peace,” said Shelley Pearce, who went to […]
SON Water Walkers seek clarity from long journey around territory
Saugeen Ojibway Nation Water Walkers led by women from the Chippewas of Nawash and Saugeen First Nations are travelling nearly 600 kilometres around the boundary of their territory this month. Hundreds of members from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation are expected to participate in the walk and carry a kettle of water and an eagle staff […]
PHOTOS: Home County Music and Art Festival’s final day
The rain largely held off and the sun even returned on Sunday for the third and final day of the 48th Home County Music and Art Festival in downtown London’s Victoria Park. All photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan: druttan@postmedia.com
Officials issued a water warning at a popular beach. Many swimmers ignored it
Public health officials issued a warning Sunday about the water quality at a popular Southwestern Ontario beach following a week of heavy rains in the region. High levels of E. coli bacteria have been detected in the water at Grand Bend’s south beach, Lambton Public Health officials say. The health unit issued a warning that […]
Filmmaker turns lens on ‘Creeper Hunter,’ his catches and the dreadful fallout
Can we feel sympathy for “creepers?”