Reader to Reader: Dec. 31

Food drive thanks On behalf of the Business Cares Food Drive committee, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude and thanks to the entire London community for helping us raise an incredible 267,000 kilograms of food for the London Food Bank. We set no goal for our 22nd year, not wanting to put any […]

London fire, ambulance services feeling staffing fallout of COVID-19 surge

As Omicron surges across Ontario, two of the London-area’s emergency services are grappling with employees off work due to COVID-19. The Middlesex-London Paramedic Service says 26 paramedics are temporarily off work after testing positive for the virus or coming into close contact with it. Seventeen workers are deemed high risk, and eight were infected as […]

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11 Londoners named to Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List

A three-time Olympic medalist, a teenage accessibility advocate, and a man who has spent more than three decades with the London food bank are among 11 people being honoured by London’s mayor. Ed Holder released his 2022 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List on Saturday. The annual list recognizes significant contributions to the city in a variety of […]