Tag: emergency
Already strained, domestic violence shelters now often take in homeless women
The housing crisis in the London-area is so severe, some agencies are noticing a new twist: homeless women with nowhere to go are turning to shelters that help women and children fleeing from domestic violence.
Wiarton doctor retires after 40 years
A beloved Wiarton doctor is calling it a career and hanging up the stethoscope after 40 years. Dr. John Van Dorp hopped in the car with his wife Geneva Thursday morning and headed to Blythe to take in some theatre. “I went to a seminar a number of years ago about preparing for retirement, and […]
Provincial funding will help homeless move into permanent housing
A local program that temporarily houses and prepares homeless people to live independently is now provincially funded. “It’s a huge commitment from Ontario Health for Grey-Bruce,” said Stephen Musehl, CEO of Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. The Ontario government agency has committed $853,600 annualized funding for the program. “We’ve all seen the opioid crisis, […]
Body recovered in Port Stanley amid search for missing teenage swimmer
Two days after a teenage swimmer went missing, Ontario Provincial Police have recovered a body from Lake Erie
Dad desperately tried to save teen swimmer now missing at Port Stanley: Friend
PORT STANLEY â A London father, seeing his two sons struggling in the water at the main beach here, waded into the surf in a desperate attempt to save them even though he can’t swim, a family friend says. Lifeguards were able to save the dad and his 17-year-old son, but they were unable to […]
Ship emergency on Lake Superior is latest safety mishap for Great Lakes freighter operator – Great Lakes Commission
A Great Lakes freighter called the Michipicoten is now in Fraser Shipyards after cracking and taking on water near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Driver, 23, dead after vehicle strikes tree at rural intersection
One person is dead following a crash in rural Elgin County, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police and emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a single passenger vehicle that collided with a tree shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Elgin OPP said. The lone occupant, a 23-year-old from St. Thomas, was pulled from the […]
‘Unlikely’ series of events sparked blast at pot production facility: CEO
A fire at a pot production plant east of London ignited a fuel source near the extraction area and caused an explosion, says the companyâs chief executive
