Author: Cottage Life
‘Pray for peace’: City hall flies Ukraine flag in show of support
The blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine was hoisted Thursday afternoon outside London’s city hall as a symbol of the community’s support for the just-invaded nation.
Colleague takes debate helm from embattled local mayor ‘until further notice’
A Woodstock city councillor announced on Thursday she’s taking over the duties of embattled Mayor Trevor Birtch, who is facing three criminal charges including sexual assault with choking, city officials say. Woodstock’s top bureaucrat, David Creery, said Connie Lauder, who has been serving as acting mayor, started a Thursday budget meeting by noting she’ll be […]
Woman, 29, sentenced to prison in ‘sex for hire’ stabbing death
A Wallaceburg sex worker who killed a client in 2018, a rare reversal of the violence often found in such situations, will serve another 990 days in jail. Kourtny Audette, who turned 29 on Thursday, pleaded guilty last August to manslaughter in the April 18, 2018 death of Nick Laprise after initially facing a charge […]
Ottawa offers $2M for businesses, municipalities to plug into electric-vehicle charges
You want to accommodate the growing electric vehicle (EV) market, but can’t afford the financial jolt of putting in a charging station? The federal government is giving London-area businesses and rural municipalities an option. Ottawa has announced it is making available $2 million to purchase and install up to 200 charging stations for electric vehicles […]
Area Catholic schools drop outdoor mask rules ‘to give students a break’
The London-area Catholic school board say it has ditched outdoor masking requirement for students after new provincial guidance and will watch closely to see if more restrictions are lifted. Vince Romeo, education director at the London District Catholic school board, said the decision was due in part to the fact outdoor transmission of COVID is […]