London Free Press Population Southwestern Ontario

Across Southwestern Ontario, smaller communities creak under rapid growth

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The province estimates Southwestern Ontario’s population will jump more than 40 per cent to 2.6 million people by 2051. London and Middlesex County are expected to lead the way, growing by 56.7 per cent to about 880,000 people over the next 25 years, with nearby Oxford County close behind at 51.9 per cent. But rapid […]

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U.S. farm groups talk policy as politicians pay it little heed

For U.S. agriculture, the current presidential election campaign has yielded little significant news, let alone farm policy proposals. That doesn’t mean U.S. farmers lack policy issues to ponder. For one thing, the dysfunction of Congress in recent years has left in limbo the reoccurring federal legislation that governs much about U.S. farm policy. The five-year […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Wiarton Fall Fair a family tradition

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Avery Thomas continued a family tradition at the 156th Wiarton Fall Fair Saturday.  Like her dad Rob when he was young, Avery competed with her horse, Rayne, in both showing and riding challenges at the fair. She rides five or six days a week, with the help of a horse trainer.  They placed first in […]