Month: September 2024
City budget: Politicians stare down 8.8% tax hike, and don’t expect to cut it
City politicians kicked off deliberations Thursday morning on a four-year budget presented by Mayor Josh Morgan that calls for an 8.8 per cent tax hike for London property owners in 2024.
Wingham hospital receives $100K donation toward CT scanner purchase
Howick Mutual Insurance Company celebrated 150 years in business with a donation pledge of $100,000 to the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation’s Caring Together campaign to bring brand new CT scanner to the hospital. “After serving our community and listening to our policyholders for 150 years, we know the hospital and local healthcare matter as much to them […]
London police ready unprecedented press conference over NHLers’ charges
Here is the very latest in the alleged sexual assault investigation that has rocked Hockey Canada and trained a spotlight on London police
Last chance to give input on Station Beach boardwalk
Members of the public can give input on the future look of the boardwalk at Station Beach through an online survey. The Municipality of Kincardine has been working on the replacement of the boardwalk, as recommended in the Waterfront Master Plan (2023). The survey is the second stage of the public consultation process and brings […]
Grey Bruce OPP lays 10 stunt driving charges in January
Grey Bruce OPP says stunt driving continues to be a “huge concern” in Grey-Bruce, where officers charged 10 drivers with stunt driving, for excessive speed, in January. Stunt driving includes speeding 50 kilometres per hour or more over the limit if the limit is 80 km/h or more. It’s also speeding 40 km/h or more […]
Meaford ready to party like it’s 1874
Meafordites are celebrating a sesquicentennial. Say that 10 times fast. The bayside community is celebrating its 150th birthday this year and the municipality is set to party like it’s 1874 when the booming little town formally known as St. Vincent (Peggy’s Landing and Stephenson’s Landing before that) was welcoming both steamships and train cars with […]
Oxenden’s Smith qualifies for upcoming North American World Cup races
Oxenden’s Julian Smith will proudly represent Canada in two FIS Cross Country World Cup races against the best and fastest cross-country skiers in the world this month. Four World Cup races will take place at the Canmore Nordic Center in Alberta from Feb. 9 to 13. Athletes will then fly to Minnesota to race at […]
‘Tank to glass’ German beer garden finds home at 100 Kellogg Lane
One of the newest innovative additions at 100 Kellogg Lane entertainment complex in east London is the Beer Kitchen, a German beer garden with a twist.
Black history month: What’s happening in London
Free events ranging from history games to lectures will take place this month to honour the contributions of Black Canadians to London.
Police probe ongoing after two found dead in rural home
Two bodies were found in a home on a rural road just outside of Sparta Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say. The investigation into the deaths closed Roberts Line between Quaker Road and Chestnut Grove Road, about 20 kilometres southeast of St. Thomas, and drivers were requested find a different route, police said Thursday. The […]