Month: September 2024
London looks to up the ante in recruiting planning, building staff
City hall is eyeing ways to supercharge its planning and building department, in the face of chronic staff shortages and recruitment difficulties that are making it harder for London to reach its aggressive growth targets.
Accused killer ‘detached from reality,’ not criminally responsible: Psychiatrist
Robert Charnock’s mental state at the time he killed his boarding house neighbour is the central issue at his murder trial.
Learning curve for drivers as bus rapid transit system slowly rolls out
It’s short-term pain for long-term gain when it comes to lengthy road and lane reconstruction to prep London’s roads for its bus rapid transit system.
Ottawa, province kicking in $72M for London medical glove plant
The federal and provincial governments are kicking in nearly half the money for a new medical glove manufacturing plant in London that will employ 135 people when it opens in 2026.
Owen Sound bag tags will cost $3.50 each next year
Owen Sound’s garbage bag tags, which cost $2.50 now, will cost $1 more starting in the new year. Council endorsed Coun. Jon Farmer’s motion to increase the price to $3.50 each, in a split vote. Staff had recommended raising the price to $3.25 each. The change is estimated to raise about $100,000 and possibly more […]
64-year-old charged after windows broken with pellet projectiles
A 64-year-old London man is facing charges after two windows at an east-end business were smashed with pellet projectiles.
Gingerbug buzzing after Dragons’ Den appearance
Fledgling Gingerbug has captured a mighty dragon. The Silk family from Meaford landed long-time dragon Arlene Dickinson as a partner in their startup company, as shown during their appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den on Thursday. And they got exactly what they asked for when they went into the den — $200,000 for 10 per cent […]
Durham ball player named to All-World team at Softball World Cup
From the rink in Listowel to one of softball’s biggest stages, Durham’s Alex McGillivray has enjoyed a busy fall season competing in both the local and international arenas. The 18-year-old helped Team Canada’s under-18 softball team win a bronze medal at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Men’s Softball World Cup in Mexico recently and […]
Preliminary Owen Sound budget calls for 3.5 per cent hike
Owen Sound council started out pre-budget discussions Friday with an average residential taxpayer facing about a $166 increase in property taxes next year. That included a preliminary 3.5 per cent city budget levy increase and a predicted seven per cent Grey County levy increase, for a combined percentage increase of 3.89 per cent. Discussions are […]
Unemployment rate ticks up in region that includes Grey-Bruce
The unemployment rate for the region that includes Grey-Bruce saw a slight increase in November over its previous month. The rate for the Stratford Bruce Peninsula Economic Region ticked up a tenth of a per cent to 3.7 per cent in November, after the region’s overall population and labour force size increased by 300 simultaneously, […]