Tag: Covid-19
Trustee ‘deeply concerned’ about school board’s provincial test results
The number of special needs, multilingual students in Thames Valley District whose test scores met the provincial standard dropped
London-area housing market bouncing back from slow summer, new figures show
Londonâs housing market showed signs of recovery in September, with both home sales and average prices trending slightly higher, just-released statistics show.
Final preparations underway for weekend’s Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
The annual celebration of the harvest’s big and bulbous veggies is marking its 39th year in Saugeen Shores. Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is set to take over the town this weekend with a lineup of events for the whole family to enjoy. Marketing Director Ann-Marie Collins said Tuesday that final preparations were underway for the event […]
Small community’s big debt over $6M submarine set to be paid off
Saddled with more than $6 million in debt after backing a loan to bring a Cold War submarine to its shores, a London-area community is poised to pay off the outstanding amount 15 years early. Â Bayham, a municipality with 7,000 residents on the eastern edge of Elgin County, is in line to settle the […]
People ‘hungry’ for Fall Day at the Farm
It was the most successful Fall Day at the Farm yet Saturday. The fundraiser put on by volunteers raised more than $15,000 and counting for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which helps feed people in developing countries through emergency food assistance and education about growing food. “It was probably our most successful day yet,” Heather Parkin said by […]
Supportive Outreach Services program receives health award
A program that formed in Grey-Bruce in 2021 to help the marginalized residents of a rooming house that was going through a COVID-19 outbreak, has been recognized with a new award. The Supportive Outreach Services (SOS) program has been awarded an Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for its success in improving the health outcomes […]
Pornographic video disrupts virtual London sentencing hearing
A pornographic video suddenly flooded the video screens in a London courtroom in the middle of the judgeâs sentencing decision in a human trafficking case.
National Geographic spotlights ‘lesser known’ Indiana Dunes National Park | Great Lakes Echo
By Grace Jenkins Indiana Dunes National Park is among the country’s five “lesser known national parks to add to your bucket list,” according to National Geographic. With 2.7 million visitors in 2023, the park ranks 36th in attendance among 393 national parks, monuments and historic sites. Credited for its striking plant and bird diversity, the […]
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As Catholic school board booms, uncertified teachers fill classroom gaps
Despite an unprecedented hiring blitz, some classrooms at the booming London District Catholic school board are being temporarily helmed by uncertified teachers as a spike in students collides with a shortage of educators. Ontario’s fastest-growing Catholic school board, it gained more than 1,500 students this year for a total of 27,500 across 54 schools. The board […]
Has downtown London recovered from the pandemic? Depends who you ask
Downtown Londonâs pandemic recovery ranked eighth best in Canada, a grade one London core-area watcher said could have been better, while the cityâs deputy mayor believes it signals a strong comeback.