Author: Michigan Public

Strong wind gusts prompt sweeping weather alert in London area

Hold onto your hats. Environment Canada is calling for wind gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour in parts of Southwestern Ontario Sunday afternoon, blustery weather strong enough to down tree branches and knock out power. The national weather agency has issued a special weather statement for much of the London region, including Middlesex […]

ANALYSIS: London factory strike underscores growing worker resolve

Fed up with inflation, empowered by demand, militancy growing among workers Freezing rain and snow pelted workers late at night as they walked the picket line at London’s Dr. Oetker plant in recent days, but one worker shrugged it off. “We’re freezing here, but we will stick it out,” said the woman, who asked not […]

London university’s bond raises $85M for new buildings, renovations

Borrowing a fundraising page from Canada’s largest university, Huron University College has gone to the bond market to fund a new 300-bed residence, dining hall and top-to-bottom redo of an aging dorm. The Western University affiliate on Western Road has raised $85 million for the capital projects through bonds and aims to break ground this […]