Month: September 2024
Celebrating Black History Month in Bruce County
In recognition of Black History Month in February, the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre (BCM&CC) offers an afternoon of presentations and discussion on Black history and culture in Bruce County. On Feb. 3 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., BCM&CC is hosting guest speakers, including Ottawa-based historian William Felepchuk, members of the Grey-Bruce Afro-Caribbean […]
Third man sought in London shooting surrenders to police
A third man wanted in a shooting from about a year ago has turned himself in, London police said Tuesday.
Fanshawe boss rips ‘sledgehammer’ approach to international student visas
Fanshawe College’s top boss called out the federal government for using “a sledgehammer” to deal with housing shortages and the increase in international students.
Rare plane-related criminal charge after London airport-area break-in
A collection of police reports in London and across Southwestern Ontario Rare plane-related criminal charge A man is charged with “endangering the safety of an aircraft” after a break-in near London International Airport, police say. The incident began about 3:45 p.m. Saturday when an employee of a business at Crumlin Sideroad and Dundas Street called […]
What Londoners say should be city council’s budget priorities
Dozens of Londoners addressed city council Monday evening about their top concerns and funding requests for the four-year budget (2024-27) that will be the subject of upcoming deliberations. LFP’s Jack Moulton was in council chambers to gauge the public’s priorities. POLICE BUDGET As expected, one of the blockbuster asks for the budget is $672 million […]
Foster parent shortage forcing CAS to send local infants, children far away
The London agency caring for children has hit a critical shortage of foster homes, and infants are among those in need. The Children’s Aid Society London and Middlesex has sent 51 children to homes outside the city and surrounding Middlesex County because of a shortage of local foster parents, said Chris Tremeer, executive director of […]
The core of downtown London. A vacant building. A buyer’s ‘heartfelt’ plans
The new owner of a long-vacant building in the centre of downtown London plans to convert several floors of former office space to apartments, a response to what it sees as a “vital” community need. The first and second floors of the former Rexall building at 166-170 Dundas St., on the northeast corner of Dundas […]
London’s homeless update: 103 encampments, up to 2,100 people unhoused
Councillors have unanimously endorsed a plan that would see quarterly updates with statistics on London’s homeless population.
Man charged in apartment explosion that forced dozens from homes
St. Thomas police have charged a man with arson and other offences following an explosion at an apartment building last week that displaced dozens of residents.
ESPN digs into Justin Bieber’s local hockey roots ahead of NHL all-star game
Rick Schwartzentruber was shopping at Target in Stratford a few years ago when he ran into one of his former hockey players.