Tag: April
What to know about city council’s meeting cycle, and one complicated change
Monday marked the first meeting of city council’s refreshed committees including the shrunken community and protective services committee. Reporter Jack Moulton explains the committee system, and why the smaller body already is presenting headaches. WHAT ARE COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEES? City council has four committees that meet on a three-week cycle, followed by a meeting of […]
London man sentenced for ‘brutal attack’ on 69-year-old mother
A London man who stabbed his disabled mother to death inside her home wonât be able to apply for parole for 13 years. Jonathan Halfyard, 39, pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder â a conviction that carries an automatic life sentence â for killing Carolyn Carter, 69, after she kicked him out of her […]
Fanshawe College details $20M research grant â its biggest ever
Fanshawe College is getting $20 million from Ontarioâs Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to develop virtual reality training tools for first responders, the single largest research grant in the collegeâs history. Â
National cross country championships hitting stride in London
The Canadian cross country championships will be held for the first of back-to-back years at Fanshawe Golf Course this weekend.
Pruning your oak trees now could avoid a killer fungus
Oak trees in Michigan are being killed by oak wilt, a fungal infection that’s spread by a beetle in the spring and summer. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises pruning or trimming oaks in the fall and winter.