Tag: Local Business
Church hopes to turn former department store into worship space
A long vacant anchor building in southeast London is primed for a new chapter, with the plaza eyeing an unusual tenant to breathe new life into the commercial property.
Dr. Oetker workers upbeat on the picket line on strike’s first day
Workers on the picket line Wednesday at frozen pizza maker Dr. Oetker were upbeat, determined to get a better deal and already talking about when they will get back to work. More than 230 workers at the food giant walked off the job early Wednesday after a narrow strike vote in which 56 per cent […]
London International Airport scrambling to line up flights to sunny south
London International Airport, now able to handle international flights, will try to land some warm weather destinations for the balance of the winter, its chief executive says. The airport, which has seen flights and traffic dwindle under COVID-19 restrictions, will be able to accommodate international travel after Feb. 28, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced […]
Picket line forms at Dr. Oetker’s London plant as workers go on strike
UPDATE: Feb. 16, 8:30 a.m.: The employees of Dr. Oetker are now formally on strike. A picket line of about 50 workers has been established outside the southeast London factory, as of mid-morning Monday. The 150-worker factory is not operating. Workers at Dr. Oetker were expected to walk off the job at midnight after rejecting […]
London businesses: We’re being ‘harassed’ for supporting protest convoy
Some small businesses in London are facing an “ugly” backlash they see as unfair, after supporting the protest convoy that snarled Ottawa and recently shut down the Ambassador Bridge and Highway 402.
‘I know we can do it’: Bistro opening shows faith in core’s COVID comeback
Opening his first restaurant just two days before the first COVID-induced lockdown has not scared Rami Sefian out of growing his business. The restaurateur has opened Mezza RestoBar, his second downtown eatery in two years and one of 35 new businesses in the city centre, even as core traffic remains scarce. “I still believe it […]
London’s iconic International Bakery to close its doors after 67 years
“It was a good living.”
Census 2021: London’s booming growth brings big challenges
London is feeling “the strain” of rapid population growth and taxpayers could face a massive cost for services if new arrivals aren’t contained to existing residential areas, a city councillor warns. As the city and region post the hottest population growth in Ontario and one of the most torrid growth rates in the country, the […]
$300K project pitched to fill empty stores downtown, in Old East Village
London’s economic development agency and other business groups are pitching a $300,000 pilot project to help fill empty storefronts in the downtown and Old East Village with new and home-based companies. It’s a play to tap into $10 million in a reserve fund council earmarked to help revitalize and rebuild London after the devastation of […]
Merchants look ahead as shutdown ends, and hope it’s the final one
London businesses shuttered by the province are reopening Monday as the Omicron wave continues to recede.