Category: London Free Press
Flood warning issued as stretch of double-digit warmth looms for London area
London-area conservation officials are urging caution around waterways due to rising temperatures and expected rainfall, the second such warning issued in about two weeks. Spring-like warmth and rain in the coming days will melt most of winter’s snowpack, prompting Upper Thames River Conservation Authority officials to urge people to use extra caution with water levels […]
Boomtown St. Thomas mayor to Ottawa: Help us build homes, avoid sprawl
Driven by the much-anticipated opening of an electric vehicle battery plant, St. Thomas is looking to increase its housing supply to accommodate the growing city’s rising population. St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston says there’s an opportunity to build an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 much-needed homes on vacant lots in the city’s downtown core on “brownfield” […]
LFP Letters to the Editor: March 5, 2026
Roads need surgery We chose to move to London in 1974. For the most part, this city has been great. During the last few years, I’ve noticed our roads are getting worse. I contacted the city and was told it repairs potholes every spring. Looking further, I found repairs are done by contractors with the […]
Why East Lions community centre pool is closing this summer
The closure marks the latest chapter in the troubled history of the city’s newest community centre.
Teen students, both drivers hurt after school bus-transport truck collision
Ontario Provincial Police say four people – the drivers and a pair of teenage students – were hurt when a school bus collided and a tractor trailer collided on Wednesday morning. It was just after 8 a.m. when police say that emergency crews were called to a two-vehicle collision at the rural Huron County intersection […]