Month: June 2024
City’s tab to help businesses affected by homelessness could top $2M
Another $500,000 in city funding is destined for groups representing businesses dealing with London’s homelessness crisis on their doorsteps. City council’s strategic priorities and policy committee voted at a meeting Tuesday to extend funding of $250,000 to business improvement areas (BIAs) in Argyle and Hamilton Road. Councillors were discussing a staff report that recommended giving […]
London taxpayers should brace to spend a lot more as costs are rising for everyone, and so is the demand for city services, say city officials.
Expect London city council to “blow by” its proposed 4.4 per cent property tax increase with no end to spending in sight as city agencies ask for more money, including nearly a 12 per cent increase for London police and 22 per cent for London Transit, says the city politician overseeing the 2024 budget.
Police report: Three charged after drugs, firearms seized; variety stores robbed
Three people face multiple charges after drugs were seized during a search at a residence on Blacks Road in West Elgin, police said.
London police probe fourth case of gunfire in three days
London police are investigating the fourth case of gunfire in three days.
High school ag program moving to Grey Roots as pilot
The Bluewater District School Board will be moving its agricultural specialist high skills major program to Grey Roots Museum and Archives as a pilot project. On Thursday, Grey County council approved a motion to sign the agreement to operate the program at the county museum’s Moreston Heritage Village near Rockford for a one-year term. Grey […]
COVID-19 vaccines, flu shots available for Grey-Bruce residents
The most recent COVID-19 vaccine and this year’s flu shot are now available to the public in Grey-Bruce. Grey Bruce Public Health has announced that as of Monday the general public can receive the most recent XBB-containing COVID-19 vaccine and this year’s influenza vaccine from their primary care provider or at a participating pharmacy. The […]
Grey County adding city to joint accessibility advisory committee
Grey County is expanding its joint accessibility advisory committee after Owen Sound voted in late September to disband its own committee at the municipal level. On Thursday, county council approved a motion to amend the terms of reference for the county committee to add Owen Sound as a municipal member and increase the voting membership […]
Obituary – Edith Landry
EDITH LANDRY Edith Anne Landry, of Kincardine, passed away peacefully with family by her side on her 82nd birthday at Huron Shores Hospice in Tiverton on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. … Continue reading Obituary – Edith Landry
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Obituary – Mary Lachlan
MARY LACHLAN Mary Lachlan, of Kincardine, passed away peacefully at the Southampton hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the age of 89. Predeceased by husband Gerard Lachlan (2016) and … Continue reading Obituary – Mary Lachlan
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Obituary – Katherine Bailey
KATHERINE BAYLEY The family of Katharine Joyce Bayley would like to share that Katharine passed away peacefully on Oct. 14, 2023 in Welland, Ontario, at the age of 87. Katharine … Continue reading Obituary – Katherine Bailey
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