Tag: Grocery
Thanksgiving food drive enters home stretch with ground to make up
As the Thanksgiving food drive enters the home stretch, the London Food Bank is noticing an increase in donations, one of its co-directors says. Glen Pearson said after a slow start to the drive that began Oct. 4, he expected tough economic times finally would curtail donations, but that suddenly changed. “Some of our food […]
Silver Cs donate funds, food to Salvation Army Owen Sound food bank
The Owen Sound Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving Food Drive received a big boost on Thursday from a group of local retirees. The Silver Cs Caring Canadians made a donation of 7,538 pounds of food and $3,149 in funds that the members gathered after holding collection drives at area grocery stores in recent weeks. It was the second […]
London Food Bank’s Thanksgiving collection drive trails last year’s total
Down slightly overall after the opening weekend of its fall food drive, the London Food Bank is optimistic the public will come through in the lead-up to Thanksgiving. The food bank brought in 5,301 kilograms of food and cash equivalents in the first weekend of its Thanksgiving Food Drive, down about 460 kg from the […]
Fare With A Flair: Pork gets Southeast Asian makeover
I’ve adapted one of my favorite recipes that features pork tenderloin.
Thanksgiving food drive focuses on children, youth: ‘Seeing more kids’
The London Food Bank is asking residents to help ease the rising demand for school meal programs and support new research into food insecurity for homeless youth.
Energy News Roundup: Kwik Trip goes electric as federal funds flow in | Great Lakes Now
Midwestern convenience store giant Kwik Trip is breaking into the charging business. The chain, known for its gas and grocery offerings, will install electric vehicle chargers at “a strategic number of its stores” through its new Kwik Charge program. The announcement comes a few months after Kwik Trip received about $23 million in federal funds aimed at establishing a statewide EV charging network in Wisconsin.
London food bank’s Thanksgiving drive to focus on needs of children
The London Food Bank is focusing this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive on children amidst signs more youth need help.
Customers weigh in on London’s newly opened Asian grocer T&T Supermarket
T&T Supermarket opened its newest location in London Friday morning, with hundreds standing in line for the Asian grocery store’s doors to be unlocked at 9 a.m.
London man, 39, pleads guilty in mother’s stabbing death
Just hours before her son stabbed fatally her, Carolyn Carter called London police help removing him from her home.
London’s new T&T Supermarket opens today. Here’s a sneak peek
Making its foray into Londonâs burgeoning ethnic grocery store sector, Canadaâs largest Asian supermarket chain is opening its newest location on Friday morning. T&T Supermarketâs 3,620 square metre (39,000 square feet) location at the corner of Wonderland Road and Oxford Street marks the companyâs 34th location in the country and will be the cityâs largest […]