Thanksgiving food drive focuses on children, youth: ‘Seeing more kids’
The London Food Bank is asking residents to help ease the rising demand for school meal programs and support new research into food insecurity for homeless youth.
Good Samaritans being fleeced in taxi payment scam: London police
London police are warning the public to be vigilant after several reports of debit card fraud involving vehicles that appear to be taxis. A number of people across the city have lost “large sums of money” after they were approached by a person asking for help to pay a taxi fare, police said Thursday. The […]
Man arrested in stolen vehicle charged with string of thefts
Two people face charges after a string of break-ins across London through late summer and early fall. A 45-year-old London man faces five counts of breaking and entering and theft, two counts of vehicle theft, and a charge of possession of property obtained by crime valued at less than $5,000. A 37-year-old London woman is […]
Energy News Roundup: Kwik Trip goes electric as federal funds flow in | Great Lakes Now
Midwestern convenience store giant Kwik Trip is breaking into the charging business. The chain, known for its gas and grocery offerings, will install electric vehicle chargers at “a strategic number of its stores” through its new Kwik Charge program. The announcement comes a few months after Kwik Trip received about $23 million in federal funds aimed at establishing a statewide EV charging network in Wisconsin.
Bruce County’s draft official plans creates planning hurdles and red tape, lower-tier council says
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is sounding the alarm and warning other lower-tier municipalities in Bruce County about what it calls an overly restrictive new draft of the county’s official plan. South Bruce Peninsula CAO Bill Jones said at a meeting earlier this month that planning hurdles introduced in the new draft plan would […]