Category: Midwestern Ontario
Ryan Gauss elected chair of London police board
Ryan Gauss has been elected chairperson of London’s police board. Gauss, longtime chief of staff to London Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos, replaces Ali Chahbar, who resigned from the board this month, citing personal health reasons. Board member Nancy Branscombe nominated Gauss to become chairperson of the seven-member board that oversees policing in the city […]
Sunfest lineup features tried and true and cutting-edge acts
An African group that makes its instruments and costumes from discarded materials and Indigenous performers from around the globe are part of a diverse lineup for this year’s Sunfest. Alfredo Caxaj, the festival’s artistic director and founder, and Mercedes Caxaj, co-artistic director and Alfredo’s daughter, announced the lineup Thursday at the London Brewing Co-operative. Nearly […]
LIVE: OHL final, Game 5 – London Knights vs. Oshawa Generals
The London Knights play host to the Oshawa Generals in Game 5 of the Ontario Hockey League final at Canada Life Place in London on Thursday night.
More than 100 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford: Health unit
The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]
Nuclear Innovation Institute hosts panel discussion on mental health
In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) hosted an event focused on mental health in the Clean Energy Frontier region of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties and local Indigenous communities. “We have a very strong network of mental health and addiction support throughout the region,” said Shannon Reinelt, […]