Tag: 2024
Attack add six-foot-seven goalie and another Wray into the mix
On Monday, the Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of six-foot-seven goaltender Trenten Bennett. The Attack’s 14th-round pick in 2022, Bennett will serve in a backup role to Matthew Koprowski while Carter George is at Hockey Canada’s selection camp and likely the IIHF World Junior Championship until early January. Bennett is signed as an affiliate […]
London charities’ holiday campaigns feel pinch as Canada Post strike drags on
The Canada Post strike is forcing London charities to pivot during prime holiday giving season, finding different ways to reach donors that typically drop a cheque in the mail at this time of year.  Both the Business Cares Food Drive, the single-largest annual campaign in support of the London Food Bank, and the Ark Aid […]
Building lag may cost city hall millions in Queen’s Park housing cash
London is on the verge of losing millions of dollars in provincial funding for missing its housing starts target for 2024, a goal the city could easily hit if builders followed through on all projects approved by council. As of Oct. 31, city hall had issued building permits for 3,282 units in 2024 alone, an […]
Crowds come out for Kemble non-motorized Christmas Parade
Spirits were bright as the Kemble non-motorized Christmas Parade marked its 22nd year with one of its biggest turnouts yet. Horses, ponies, dogs and goats were joined by plenty of humans dressed as everything from reindeer to unicorns, to lobsters and even birdseed as they made their way down the main drag of the tiny, […]