100 cows killed as middle-of-the-night fire rips through area barn
Fire ripped through a barn west of London Thursday morning, killing 100 cows, police say. Emergency crews responded around 4:30 a.m. to huge fire at 8519 Egremont Dr., where no people were injured but 100 cattle died, Lambton County OPP said. The cause of the blaze isn’t immediately known, though investigators don’t believe it’s suspicious, […]
Potentially painful high schools boundary rejig stalled by election
Part of a sweeping review of where London students go to school is being put off until after the fall civic election as the public school board runs out of time to complete the job. The serious space crunch in some Thames Valley schools prompted the review of boundaries that dictate where both London high […]
$130K boat, trailer stolen from Simcoe-area
Provincial police in Norfolk County are on the lookout for a thief who made off with a boat and trailer worth an estimated $130,000.
Two towers. 40 storeys each. One ‘iconic’ downtown development revealed
York Developments has unveiled plans for two huge residential towers on London’s waterfront at the forks of the Thames River as demolition starts on a former government building on the showpiece lands. The developer envisions a $350-million development with two towers, each more than 40-storeys in height, that will be home to 800 units combined […]
Sims: Codfather’s daughter sails fish-and-chip shop to 50th year despite COVID
Jacqueline Arp had an excited customer come into her restaurant recently with his two-year-old daughter in his arms. “This is the third generation of Kipps Lane Fish and Chips lovers,” he announced proudly before placing an order that included his daughter’s first taste of a London tradition. It was another small milestone in the long […]