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2024 is already the deadliest year for motorcycle crashes in at least five years

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With three months still to go, 20024 already is the deadliest year for motorcycle riders in at least past five years, with the death toll on Ontario Provincial Police-patrolled roads nearly at 50 provincewide. There have been 49 deaths among motorcycle riders this year investigated by the OPP – which patrols provincial highways and numerous […]

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Reader to Reader: September 21, 2024

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Cost of fashion Join Thames Region Ecological Association’s free documentary film night and discussion on the true cost of clothing on Sept. 26, 6 to 8 p.m. at Grosvenor Lodge, 1017 Western Rd. during London’s first sustainable fashion week. Email info@trea.ca for details. Diane Szoller, interim president, TREA Steak barbecue Tillsonburg firefighters’ association annual steak […]

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Crown grills defiant ex-Woodstock mayor at sex assault trial

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On a day of denials and explanations, the Crown challenged the truthfulness of the former mayor of Woodstock on trial for sexual assault. “Mr. Birtch, you’re just making this up as we go, sir,” assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser said to Trevor Birtch, 49, midway through her cross-examination. “I’m not,” Birtch, the former two-term mayor, […]

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Frustrated homeowners may get break on costly sewer hook-up order

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Ingersoll landowners disgruntled over a potential $17,000 charge to switch from septic systems to a municipal sewer pipeline have persuaded local politicians to consider options other than a mandatory hook-up. After 55 Ingersoll property owners fumed upon receiving letters requiring them to link to a sewer pipeline at a maximum cost of $17,646 each, Oxford […]

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With nearby subdivision planned, town’s residents fume over $17K sewer bill

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More than 50 Ingersoll landowners are facing a bill of $17,000 each to replace their septic systems and bring them onto the municipal sewer pipeline, leaving some fuming that it’s all to accommodate a nearby new subdivision. A letter received by 55 Ingersoll property owners near Hamilton Road (King Street West) affected by Oxford County’s […]