Tag: Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre
City councillors revisit emergency shelter scramble, begin to plan for next time
City councillors are looking for a better idea of when London should activate an emergency reception centre after the city scrambled last week to turn a community centre into an overnight warming shelter. After extreme cold warnings spurred by wind chills of –30 C and pleas from several agencies serving the homeless, the city turned […]
Dozens escaped deep cold at city hall’s last-minute overnight shelter
Politicians and frontline agencies are applauding London’s eleventh-hour move to open emergency warming spaces during this week’s extreme cold snap, but all agree there has to be a better plan for the future.
Brother mourns slain London woman as memorial unveiled: ‘I loved my sister’
The grieving brother of slain London woman Cheryl Sheldon says he wishes he could have done something to prevent her death.
Ceremony set to honour London homicide victim: ‘Tribute to Cheryl’
Londonâs police chief and local politicians will attend a ceremony honouring a London woman who was the alleged victim of femicide.
PHOTOS: So you think you know scooter tricks?
They may be formally known as skateboard parks across London, but spots like the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre are also a perfect place for scooter tricks.
PHOTOS: Table tennis at the Ontario Summer Games
Competition began Friday at the Ontario Summer Games in London, and there was plenty of action at the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre where the best young table tennis players in the province faced off against each other. The games continue until Sunday. Photos by Derek Ruttan