Tag: Canadian
London downtown office vacancy rate hits record high of 30%
Nearly one in three downtown offices in London are empty, as the vacancy rate for the core edged past 30 per cent for the first time, CBRE, the commercial realty firm, reported Tuesday.
London Western team racks up six golds, 13 medals at track nationals
The London Western track and field club won six golds and 13 medals overall at the Canadian championships this past week in Montreal.
George is a King again, selected by favourite team in NHL Entry Draft
Carter George was six the first time the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. He was eight when they won it again two years later. At 18, he realized a childhood dream when his favourite team picked him with the 57th-overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft Saturday inside the Sphere in Las Vegas. […]
People show their Canada Day pride at city birthday bash
Canadians at Owen Sound’s Canada Day celebration at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park said they felt proud and lucky to live in this country. The park was busy with activity Monday, the country’s 157th birthday, under sunny skies and a cooling bay breeze. Many ate barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers, ice cream and enjoyed […]
PHOTOS: Celebrating Canada Day in downtown London
Patriotic Londoners turned downtown’s Dundas Place into a sea of red on Monday during Canada Day celebrations. âItâs a great day to come together as friends, families as we reflect on what it means to be Canadian,â said NDP MPP Terence Kernaghan, who represents London North Centre. âI think back to my family when they […]
Great Lakes Commission applauds progress to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp – Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today applauded the states of Illinois and Michigan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for signing a
Funeral set for ‘pioneer’ who helped build London’s Muslim community
When Hanny Shousher arrived in London in 1949 as a 19-year-old from Lebanon, he spoke no English and there were two other Muslim families in the city. When he died at 94 on Saturday, he left behind two mosques and an Islamic association he helped build, and a community in the region of about 35,000 […]
Baranyai: Doug Ford’s PCs could use a math refresher
Recent decisions regarding The Beer Store contract and the Ontario Science Centre indicate the provincial government needs help with math
PYETTE: London Knights’ hockey factory hums again for 55th straight NHL draft
The numbers donât lie. The London Knights produced another two NHL first-round picks in Sam Dickinson (Sharks) and Sam OâReilly (Oilers). They had four players picked this weekend in Vegas â including Jared Woolley (sixth round, 164th overall to the Kings) and William Nicholl (seventh round, 196th overall to the Oilers). That makes a world-leading […]
Owen Sound walk for mental health support open for registration
Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Walk for Courage Campaign, to raise money for mental health support for those who are struggling and in memory of people who have taken their own lives. The five-kilometre walk takes place Saturday, July 20 at Owen Sound Fitness and Training. Registration that day starts at 9 a.m. […]