Tag: Downtown London
London’s pandemic-hit hotels, eateries hope Brier lands on revenue button
After two-plus years of a pandemic that’s slammed hotels and restaurants, London’s downtown merchants are eager to sweep up the spoils from the national men’s curling championship next week.
Police probe ‘serious’ crash near downtown London
Emergency crews were called to the crash in the area of Colborne Street and Oxford Street East at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Second London homelessness summit pinpoints needs, how to address gaps
The second of three London summits on homelessness drew 200 people from 63 organizations to take a hard look at what is working and what isn’t in the city, participants said Thursday.
Better late than never: Giant Christmas tree goes up at market
The centre-piece of a new Christmas market in downtown London was put in place Tuesday, a day after the first attempt fizzled. City workers installed a massive Christmas tree in Rotary Square at Covent Garden Market that will be the main attraction of the Holly Jolly Market that opens Dec. 2. A day earlier, a […]
Didn’t make the cut: Giant tree loses shot at downtown glory
It was supposed to be the centrepiece of a new holiday market in downtown London. Instead, it likely will end up in a woodchipper. Crews had to abandon plans on Monday to install a giant Christmas tree in the Rotary Square at Covent Garden Market after noticing its trunk was broken. “Unfortunately, as we started […]
WSIB ‘actively looking’ for new head office site in London: President
The move of a major Ontario government office to London is underway.
Cause pinpointed in underground blast that rocked downtown London street
The explosion that rocked a downtown London steam line network last fall, forcing a blocks-wide evacuation, was traced by the company that owns it to a faulty cap in the system and a sloping pipe, The Free Press has learned.
Ambassadors usher along downtown’s journey to recovery, one step at a time
Colton Kaufman is on his third pair of shoes since November.
$1M boost recommended to help ailing downtown, Old East Village
London is adding new programs and expanding some efforts in its core area action plan to help recovery in the hard-hit downtown and Old East Village.
Neptune’s rising another sign of confidence in downtown dining
A 1950s, sci-fi-themed diner opening in the former home of downtown London’s beloved Prince Albert’s Diner is a homecoming for Rob Noel.