Tag: Joe Preston
The time is now to start pushing for a new St. Thomas hospital: CEO
St. Thomas hospital officials are making a case to city politicians for a new medical centre to support the region’s surging population.
Volkswagen has dodged the tariff and trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. and its manufacturing plant now being built in St. Thomas will proceed full speed ahead, said the city’s economic develop
Volkswagen has dodged the tariff and trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. and its manufacturing plant being built in St. Thomas will proceed full speed ahead, the city’s economic development boss says. Electric-vehicle batteries made in St. Thomas will be tariff-free under recent changes to the trade policy announced by the U.S., auto industry […]
Elgin-St. Thomas-London South: Ex-radio host Andrew Lawton wins
Controversial Conservative candidate Andrew Lawton has been elected in a redrawn London-area party bastion.
Federal election: A guide to the 10 London-region races and ridings
Here’s your primer on the five London-area races and ridings and the contests in the wider five-riding region for Monday’s federal election. LONDON CENTRE The riding: It’s sort of a new kid on the block this time with a new name — it had been London-North-Centre — and new boundaries that leave out the northernmost […]
Area municipality prepares for VW plant-driven population growth
Central Elgin is establishing a planning department to prepare for a population surge driven by Volkswagen’s massive electric vehicle battery plant scheduled to open in neighbouring St. Thomas in 2027. A largely rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, Central Elgin announced Tuesday it starting a “transformative initiative” by seeking a planning manager, senior planner and planning […]