Author: Toledo Blade Environment
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 22
Case closed Could you please tell your writers to stop using the word “shuttered” when something is actually “closed”? Why not just say “closed”? There are literally no shutters involved. This is just as annoying as the hackneyed phrase “the perfect storm.” Catherine Fellner, London Emergencies Act necessary step Re: the letter Emergencies Act gross […]
Local steel-framing firm goes on hiring blitz amid big expansion plans
A pre-fabricated steel building company in Strathroy plans to hire dozens of new employees as part of an expansion plan that will see the company make components it now obtains from the United States. MetalCor Building Systems, which produces steel framing parts for buildings throughout North America, says it will invest more than $2.5 million […]
Tiny urban farm puts down roots in downtown London retail space
An urban farm has sprung up in downtown London, growing greens in a 750-square-foot retail space. Forest City Microgreens is harvesting, on average, more than eight kilograms of greens weekly in its tiny storefront space on King Street, offering an innovative use of vacant space downtown, as well as a different way of growing food. […]
Driver of large quarry truck linked to Hwy. 402 blockade charged: OPP
A 45-year-old Lambton County man faces several criminal and Highway Traffic Act charges after police stopped a large quarry truck in Warwick Township. Lambton OPP saw the large industrial vehicle on Egremont Road in Warwick Township just before 4 p.m. Saturday. The driver was arrested. Police determined the same individual was involved in the now-dismantled […]
Lots of rain, possible freezing drizzle prompt weather warning
Environment Canada is calling for up to 25 millimetres of rain in parts of Southwestern Ontario starting Monday evening, including a risk of freezing drizzle in some areas. The national weather agency has issued a special weather statement for much of the London region, including Middlesex County, Strathroy, Komoka and Elgin and Oxford counties. There […]