Tag: Elgin County
Thames Valley buys $10M plot in southwest London, eyes future school
The region’s largest school board has snapped up a $10.45-million property in southwest London with plans to build a new elementary school.
Mom rips six-year prison sentence for drunk driver who killed boy
ST. THOMAS – A drunk driver who crashed onto a sidewalk here, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring several others, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison.
How Southwestern Ontario is losing its winter (and why that should worry you)
Parts of Southwestern Ontario are losing more than two weeks of sub-zero days each winter due to climate change, a new report says. In London and Middlesex County, there are an average of nine additional above-freezing days each December to February, a trend that may lead to more ice storms and flooding, one renowned climate […]
Man charged following reports of gunfire from ATV
A man faces charges following a weapons investigation southwest of St. Thomas.
Brothers donate part of 150-year family farm to conservation agency
A family whose Elgin County farm goes back 150 years has donated part of the land to a conservation authority facing environmental challenges.
London man accused in woman’s death also faces charges of trafficking cocaine
A London man charged with manslaughter in the death of an Elgin County woman was initially charged with trafficking cocaine, according to court records.
Residents relieved as politicians vote to keep operating rural trailer park
Residents of a municipally run seasonal trailer park are breathing a temporary sigh of relief after politicians in their rural Elgin County community voted to keep operating it â at least for now.
London man, 27, charged with manslaughter after prior police raid
A 27-year-old London man has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation into other crimes in West Elgin, Ontario Provincial Police said on Friday.
Land ho! Big machine’s long voyage to Southwestern Ontario finally reaches shore
An enormous shipment bound for an Elgin County tool and die company has finally arrived at a Lake Erie beach town after a three-month voyage that began more than 12,000 kilometres away.
Police seize 6,000 pot plants after alert from Health Canada
Police seized thousands of pot plants and more than 300 kilograms of cannabis from a property southwest of St. Thomas.