Author: Interlochen Public Radio
Nearly one in six London Transit buses idled as COVID snarls parts supply
Think the global supply chain problems caused by COVID-19 are only felt at the grocery store or with that backordered couch you bought? Think again. London Transit Commission has been forced to sideline 15 per cent of its fleet because it can’t get parts needed to repair them. There’s no panic yet for the transit […]
Murder trial thrown into chaos as defendant fires lawyer
BRANTFORD – The double murder trial of a 32-year-old Six Nations of the Grand River man came to a halt Tuesday as the accused fired his lawyer. Thomas Bomberry’s lawyer, Lindsay Daviau, told Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton she did not have permission to proceed in the trial, which began Feb. 14, due to […]
Demand for United Way funds triples amid ‘immense need’ across region
The region’s United Way has been “overwhelmed” by requests for funding, with social service agencies seeking almost three times the amount of money available, officials said Tuesday. More than 121 program applications adding up to nearly $14 million were sent to the United Way Elgin Middlesex for its latest of round community fund grants. The […]
Woodstock police chief Daryl Longworth announces retirement plans
Daryl Longworth will step down as Woodstock’s police chief in the fall. The Woodstock Police Services Board announced Tuesday that Longworth will retire Oct. 31 after a 30-year career in policing. “Becoming a police officer was a dream come true, and I am truly blessed to have been a member of such a noble profession,” […]
MP says local woman’s finances frozen over convoy T-shirt buy. Is that true?
SARNIA – MP Marilyn Gladu says she’s “bound by confidentiality” to not identify a constituent she claimed on social media had her bank account frozen for buying a $20 “Freedom Convoy” T-shirt. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland both raised doubts on the weekend about a similar Twitter post by British […]