Category: Midwestern Ontario
Elbow room: By how much should London grow its urban boundary?
For the first time in nearly 30 years, London is looking at expanding its urban boundary, despite a commitment in its official plan to build “inward and upward” as opposed to sprawling outward. LFP’s Jack Moulton reports. WHAT IS THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY? London’s urban growth boundary is different from the city boundary and regulates […]
Now that’s a heat wave: Hot weather busts part of Hwy. 402
A stretch of Highway 402 was closed Sunday because of extreme heat affecting the pavement.
‘Close call’: Police rescue boy, 6, swept from shore on inflatable
A six-year-old boy was rescued from Lake Huron after drifting away from shore on what Ontario Provincial Police described as an “inflatable ring.” The child, who police said was wearing a “personal floatation device,” drifted from shore near Black’s Point Beach, south of Goderich, on Monday just after noon, police said. The boy was located […]
Santa’s House in London feeling heat of uncertain future
There’s no place like home for the holidays – unless it’s Santa’s House in London. With only about 180 days until Christmas, Santa Claus has been at least temporarily evicted and his house is boarded up and on a trailer in a Ridout Street parking lot. Its next destination, if there is one, isn’t clear. […]
London Eats: Keep it cool at these must-try ice cream spots
We’ve got the scoop on London shops offering unique flavours, such as ube honeycomb and mangolicious, along with staple spots in the city.