Category: Midwestern Ontario
He played at Home County festival’s 1974 debut. He’s back again this summer
Home County Music and Art Festival has unveiled the performers for its 2026 edition this summer, including one who also was in the lineup during the long-running event’s 1974 debut. Home County, sponsored by Donaldson Home Services, will be in Victoria Park on July 24 and 25. Organizers bill it as the 50th edition, given […]
Damage may exceed $1M after London townhouse blaze: Fire officials
London firefighters battled a $1-million townhouse blaze in the city’s north end early Wednesday. Several townhomes were damaged in the blaze, fire officials said, but firefighters were able to limit the spread to other units. The exact address of the fire wasn’t made public in a social media post by the London Fire Department. There […]
London Catholic school board halts Europe trips over global instability
Two of the trips were planned for France and one for Italy during March break 2027.
Mayor weighs in on Queen’s Park, Ottawa push to cut development charges
London’s mayor is interested in a federal and provincial program to cut municipal development charges, but only if it means property taxpayers won’t also take a hit on their bills. London-area MPP Rob Flack, Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister, announced Monday in Ottawa the first details of the program intended to trim charges that […]
Cellphone-packing citizens wanted to track changes in natural areas: ‘Really cool’
City officials are cataloguing environmental changes with the help of cellphone-wielding citizens at a pair of local spots.