Tag: Editorial
Area municipality prepares for VW plant-driven population growth
Central Elgin is establishing a planning department to prepare for a population surge driven by Volkswagen’s massive electric vehicle battery plant scheduled to open in neighbouring St. Thomas in 2027. A largely rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, Central Elgin announced Tuesday it starting a “transformative initiative” by seeking a planning manager, senior planner and planning […]
London home where nurse was fatally shot listed for $1.18M
A northwest London home linked to one of the city’s most shocking homicides in recent years has been listed for sale for $1.18 million. Homicide victim Lynda Marques lived at 2229 Wateroak Dr., located in the city’s Fox Hollow neighbhourhood, with her boyfriend, Ali Bhatti, and their young son. Two masked gunmen shot Marques, 30, […]
Knife pointed at homeowner after clash with suspect in porch theft
A knife was pointed at a London resident who confronted a suspect after witnessing the theft of a package from the porch of their east-end home, police say. It was Monday when London police say a person was spotted stealing an item that had been left outside a home on Victoria Drive, a residential street […]
Q+A: London’s Logan Couture on what drove his stellar 16-year NHL career
London hockey star Logan Couture has officially hung up his blades, putting a wrap on a tremendous 16-year NHL career in San Jose. The 36-year-old spoke with LFP’s Ryan Pyette about his hockey highs and lows and what lies ahead. Q: You were a Shark since 2009 and never left. How proud of that are […]
Man, 43, jailed for biting, threatening to kill police officers
A man has been jailed for multiple altercations with police in Lambton County, including biting one officer and threatening to kill another