COVID: province set to ease restrictions Thursday
The Grey Bruce Health Unit said Wednesday its daily situation reports will soon be modified to “further reflect changes earlier this year to testing protocols as well as the status of the pandemic locally”. “Communicating the positive trends at this stage of transitioning from pandemic to endemic phase is an important part of managing risk […]
SBP council waive rental fees, allow legion to meet at town facilities
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is waiving meeting room rental fees allowing Hepworth-Shallow Lake Royal Canadian Legion members to hold monthly meetings at town facilities for free. At the town’s Feb. 15 meeting of council, a motion was carried to waive usual meeting room rental rates with the understanding it would result in reduced […]
End of an icon: Lambeth’s giant, 400-year-old oak tree comes down
One of London’s oldest trees, a massive Lambeth oak dating back four centuries, has finally come down despite many attempts to save it. “It’s bittersweet,” Ward 9 Coun. Anna Hopkins, who represents the area, said of the James Street tree. “The safety aspect obviously was why the city thought it would be important to take […]
Huron Webinar helps businesses hire overseas
Huron County’s Immigration Partnership is launching a new series of webinars on Thursday.
Nancy Branscombe joins London police board despite diversity push
A former city politician has been appointed by the province to the London police services board, a move at odds with the board’s request the vacancy be filled by a Black or Indigenous person. Nancy Branscombe, who served two terms on city council starting in 2006, is the province’s pick and took her oath of […]