Tag: Identified
City politicians hit pause on turning Old East parking lots into housing
City politicians hit pause Tuesday on plans to consider three city-owned Old East Village parking lots for housing, but pushed ahead on two others near downtown. Following direction from Mayor Josh Morgan earlier this year, city staff singled out five city parking lots in the core area that showed the greatest potential to be redeveloped […]
70-job factory set to open, adding to London region’s industrial growth
A Quebec-based companyâs new $45-million manufacturing facility in Strathroy will add 70 full-time jobs and have a âhuge impact on the community,â one official says. Norbec, a manufacturer of insulated metal panels, is expanding the company’s footprint into Ontario by opening its 14,492-square-metre (156,000-square-feet) plant on nine hectares of industrial land in Strathroy on Wednesday. […]
Detective details how DNA, genealogy and police solved eight-year mystery
His name was Garnet Michael Nelson. His long way home is finally over. Itâs taken eight years to confirm the homeless drifter’s identity and to end a nagging mystery about the body found on the beach at Port Albert, north of Goderich in October 2016. At the time the body was found, police had a […]
91-year-old killed in crash involving mobility scooter, SUV
An elderly person riding a mobility scooter was killed in a crash involving an SUV on Monday in Goderich, police say. It was about 10:30 a.m. on Monday when Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County say officers were called along with paramedics and firefighters to the collision at Blake Street East and Gibbons Street in […]
Suspect in Boullee Street shooting faced charges in previous gunfire probes
A London man wanted in a shooting at a public housing complex that critically injured a man has been charged in connection with three past gunfire investigations, according to court records.
Police identify body discovered on Lake Huron shoreline eight years ago
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH – Police have identified the body of a man who was found on the Lake Huron shoreline north of Port Albert eight years ago. The male human remains, OPP officials said, had been discovered on the shoreline on Oct. 15, 2016. The adult male was wearing a life jacket and, while the cause of […]
City-owned core parking lots may be perfect spots for new housing: Mayor
Could five downtown-area London parking lots be used for new housing development? The mayor and city staff are looking to find out. Based on a commitment from Mayor Josh Morgan’s 2024 state of the city address, city staff are seeking council’s approval to open up several city-owned parking lots to development proposals for “high-density housing, […]
Baranyai: Public good questionable when farmland expropriated for industry
Expropriation is a drastic measure.
South London crash involving pedestrian caused critical injuries: Police
One person suffered critical injuries in a collision Friday afternoon between a pedestrian, identified by a neighbour as a child, and an SUV in south London. London police said on X that one person suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to hospital. Commissioners Road was closed between Adare Crescent and Ridout Street […]
London man sought in shooting at townhouse complex: Police
A 28-year-old man is being sought in a shooting at a townhouse complex that left a man with critical injuries, London police said Friday. A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot at a townhouse complex on Boullee Street, north of Cheapside Street, about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The […]