Tag: Friday
National Legion Week events planned for Lucknow
National Legion Week, Sept. 15 to 21, is a time to highlight the contributions of legion branches across Canada, underscore the legion’s commitment to supporting our veterans, and welcome new members to our halls. This weeklong celebration stems from a tradition that some provincial commands and local branches have honoured since the 1980s. At Branch […]
Here’s your chance to give plastic plant pots a second life
Gardening season is nearly over, but Londoners can still enjoy the fruits of their labour while helping an environmental group in the city at the same time.
Man charged with possessing child porn, resisting arrest
A St. Thomas man is charged with possessing and accessing child pornography following an investigation by London police. London police said they were made aware in June of an ongoing investigation by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre involving a St. Thomas man. Members of the […]
Western Fair: What’s new this year (skateboarders!) and what not to miss
The Western Fair, one of London’s oldest and most beloved traditions, begins its 10-day run Thursday. This year, alongside fan favourites, there also will be new attractions on stage and skateboards. Free Press reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at what fair-goers can expect. WHAT’S NEW? Live music buffs will be dining well at this […]
Nerve-wracking wait for fishing derby winners Sunday
Ray Hynes won the 36th McDonalds Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular Sunday with a 24.8-pound Chinook salmon which he caught on the third last day of the derby. “I’m still in shock. It’s like I’m pretty excited but I’m in shock,” he said Sunday before the awards ceremony. “Everything is just a blur right now.” He’d […]
Baranyai: Unintended consequences could be avoided
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is playing Russian roulette with the law of unintended consequences.
Move-in at Western University goes smoothly as strike has little effect
Despite picketing workers and closed roads at Western University, the beginning of move-in weekend is off to a good start, students and parents say. Students, friends and family lined the sidewalks on campus Saturday with suitcases, boxes and luggage carts in tow, aiming to get moved into their new or familiar home in time for […]
Man sought in massive Chatham fire known to frequent London
A woman has been charged with arson in a fire that displaced 99 residents living in a municipal housing complex and police are also seeking a man known to frequent London. Erin Ashley Ott, 30, of Chatham is charged with arson-disregard for human life in a fire at an affordable housing building at 99 McNaughton […]
Despite funding challenges, local turtle hatchling program soldiers on
They might have a reputation for moving slowly on land, but a long-running reptile research conservation program is racing to help restore a species of endangered turtles.
Owen Sound Attack camp breaks with the Bears looking forward to a clean slate
The words “clean slate” and “fresh start” were bandied about the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre like a mantra this week. It’s likely the same at 19 other Ontario Hockey League rinks where training camps are underway, but few of those teams will have gone through as much an off-season upheaval as the Scenic City […]