Tag: july
One new case, still no source found in deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak
One new case of the potentially deadly legionnairesâ disease has been detected locally over the last week, London-area public health officials said Monday amid an outbreak that has four people still recovering in hospital.
Funeral set for third London-area military reservist killed in crash
The third victim in a New Brunswick car crash that killed three local Canadian Armed Forces reservists was a Komoka native with plans to pursue a career in policing.
More people looking for work in the region drives up jobless rate
After dropping for five consecutive months the region’s unemployment rate rose 0.4 percentage points in July to 2.8 per cent. According to a report by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, which covers the area of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties, the region’s overall population grew by 400 in July while the labour […]
Sales up, stock continues to grow in Grey-Bruce real estate market
Home sales in Grey-Bruce increased nearly 10 per cent in July but didn’t outpace the rise in new stock. According to a monthly report by the REALTORS Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS), home sales rose 9.2 per cent year-over-year in July but remained 7.4 per cent below the five-year average and 13.8 per […]
Owen Sound great-grandmother wins over $200K in lotto
Owen Sound’s Susan Ward won over $200,000 in the July 13 Lotto 6/49 draw. Ward, a great-grandmother, won the draw’s second prize of $207,214.20. She said she’s been playing the lottery for as long as it’s been around. “I even remember playing WINTARIO,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick […]
Tarragon, okra and cowpeas are new arrivals to the garden palate
Both the okra and cowpeas seed I planted this year were supplied by Ken and Martha Laing through the seed exchange that was part of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario conference last December
Police report: Thames River death not suspicious; man drowns in beach town
London police say a body was found in the Thames River late Saturday morning but the case isn’t considered suspicious. Emergency crews responded to the area of Adelaide Street North and Kipps Lane after police say they were contacted about a body in the river at about 10:40 a.m. Saturday. The death does not appear […]
Dyer: Israel working against Kamala Harris
The prospect of a less blindly supportive U.S. ally looms on the horizon
Driver out on bail, appealing prison sentence in crash that left teen in wheelchair
Itâs a new development Abby Roby says she wonât share with her fragile son.
