Tag: light
Crow from Grey-Bruce tests positive for West Nile Virus
A crow from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for West Nile, the first bird in the two counties to test positive for the mosquito-borne virus this year. Grey Bruce Public Health announced the findings on Wednesday after the American crow was submitted to the Canadian Wildlife Health Co-operative for testing earlier this month. “While the risk […]
Sentencing looms for driver, 79, convicted in deadly Brownies crash
The retired London teacher convicted of eight counts of criminal negligence for a crash that killed a young Girl Guide and injured seven others is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday.
Summerfolk is a music festival embracing the joy of discovery
It’s a wet and swampy Saturday night at the Summerfolk Music Festival in the Scenic City — but the crowd is riding the wave. Whether in defiance of the atrocious weather or deference to it, the “folkies” in their tarp-covered lawn chairs push rain-matted hair out of their eyes and take in the show. Sporadic […]
Inquest may be called into Stratford shooting rampage
A deadly gunfire rampage in Stratford doesnât meet the criteria for a mandatory inquest, but the quadruple shooting may still be the subject of an in-depth public examination, a spokesperson for the coronerâs office says. Ricky Bilcke, 31, fatally shot Johnny Bennett, 36, and seriously injured Stephanie Irvine, 37, and David Tokley, 43, on Aug. […]
Pearson: Unlocking a spirit of hope in politics
It’s been some time since “hope” and “politics” sat comfortably in the same sentence.
City’s new downtown cameras to be installed and operational by the end of September
In the days after Owen Sound business owner Sharif Rahman was assaulted outside his downtown restaurant last summer police released grainy images of two suspects and an early-2000s-model SUV. The caucasian men, both wearing what look to be black athletic shorts with one in a light orange T-shirt and one in a light blue T-shirt, […]
Sharif Rahman remembered as good husband, friend and community member
Nearly a year to the day after an assault outside The Curry House restaurant led to the death of its owner, police announced they made arrests in the case. Inside the downtown Owen Sound restaurant, a day before the public learned of the arrests, Rahman’s widow, Shayela Nasrin tried to put into words the emotions […]
London cop accused of hiring sex worker, insulting officers on social media
A veteran London cop is accused of hiring a sex-trade worker, insulting his fellow officers on social media and flashing his badge while trying to get a loan.
Ward councillor sounds alarm over safety on busy London road
Safety is the top priority for one London city councillor who wants to shrink the number of lanes on a major east-west road and create a better pedestrian environment.
Book sheds new light on London’s ‘Mayor of Richmond Row’
London-born author Lynda Curnoe has published a new book about the late poet and downtown fixture Roy McDonald, which contains facts she says may surprise those who knew the man nicknamed âthe Mayor of Richmond Row.â Recognized for his long beard, rumpled second-hand clothes and a suit jacket covered in buttons, McDonald became something of […]