Tag: Fires
Thames Valley board chair urges Queen’s Park to cough up $30M
Thames Valley District school board trustees are urging Queenâs Park to do what they say is the provinceâs responsibility â provide more funding to cover increases in employment insurance and CPP benefits for the board’s employees. Trustees approved the board’s 2024-25 budget last week. The board’s deficit was reduced to $7.6 million from the original […]
Inside is Not the Answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
In the Detroit area, people experience unsafe levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and ozone in the air they breathe. These pollutants are attributed with adverse health effects such as heart disease, respiratory issues, and cancer.
The University of Michigan is part of an ongoing Detroit research partnership, Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments (CAPHE).
Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag raised over Kelso Beach in Owen Sound
The Canada Day weekend began in Owen Sound on Friday with a solemn and reflective ceremony dedicated to remembering and honouring those who have called the area home for thousands of years. About 80 people gathered as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag was raised up the flagpole to fly permanently above the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation […]
Education Ministry fires back at Thames Valley trustees in budget battle
Ontarioâs Ministry of Education disputes allegations it has underfunded the regionâs largest school board by $30 million after trustees approved a controversial budget with a $7.6-million deficit.
New details in boat blaze that sent smoke billowing over Port Stanley
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Police on Monday offered new details about the cause of a boat fire that sent plumes of black smoke
The LFP Podcast, ep. 169: A flaming freight train and loads of questions
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with Jennifer Bieman about questions that remain after a flaming train spectacularly rolled through London
Lucan-area house destroyed in mid-morning blaze
CLANDEBOYE – Fire destroyed a house in this small community northwest of Lucan on Tuesday morning.
PHOTOS: Pigs running loose, some killed after big rig catches fire
A semi-trailer hauling a load of live pigs caught fire Tuesday morning, killing many of the animals and sending some running loose on North Talbot East in the Southwestern Ontario community of Tecumseh.
Residents escape fire at home with no smoke detectors: ‘Very lucky’
South Huron firefighters battled a kitchen fire at a Victoria Street West home in Exeter on Monday morning.
Police Report: ‘massive’ fire west of London; indecent act probed
No injuries have been reported as fire crews battle a “very large” fire at a business west of London.