Author: Great Lakes Commission
Woodstock police board mulls mayor’s role after criminal charges
The Woodstock Police Service board is holding a special meeting this week to address the criminal charges against the city’s mayor, Trevor Birtch, as council colleagues remained tight-lipped about their next move.
Even in slow-for-sales winter, average London home price keeps rising
The average selling price for a house in the London area is nearing $800,000, leaping more than $86,000 in a month, a real-estate industry snapshot for January’s sales shows. The average price of homes sold by members of the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR) in January — traditionally a slow month — […]
Three arrested after weapons investigation in Old South
Three people were arrested Sunday afternoon after a weapons investigation drew a heavy police presence to London’s Old South neighbourhood. Police received were called to Emery Street West and Paddington Avenue at about 11:50 a.m. after reports of a man believed to be in possession of a gun. The investigation led police to the area […]
Police close westbound Hwy. 402 as anti-restrictions convoy hits Sarnia
PLYMPTON-WYOMING – Erin Barry has been all over the province in recent days to participate in the various convoys protesting COVID-19 restrictions. The Wyoming resident made the 650-plus-kilometre drive to Ottawa and stayed there overnight Thursday, sleeping in her car parked next to rows of commercial trucks. “Gorgeous environment,” she said Sunday amid the latest […]
‘Solid’ research shows school closings hurt small communities: advocate
New research supports calls to consider local economic and other impacts before small community schools are shut down, says a group dedicated to saving Southwestern Ontario rural schools.