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$13.5M grant denied for affordable housing plan at old London hospital
One of London’s much-anticipated affordable housing developments and a pillar of the SoHo redevelopment project has been delivered a stunning funding blow. An application to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)’s Rapid Housing Initiative that requested $13.5-million for Indwell’s Vision SoHo Project to re-develop the former War Memorial Children’s Hospital on South Street has […]
TATTOO EXPO: My ink, and the story behind it
The Inked Circus Tattoo Expo was held this weekend at London’s Budweiser Gardens. Our Jane Sims asked those in attendance: Can you show us your favourite tattoo, and tell us the story behind it? PERRY MCCARTHY The 49-year-old from Sarnia is a proud father, as shown with his tattoo choice. It represents the birth months […]
Economic growth that powered London and Southwestern Ontario out of the pandemic hangover will continue to drive spending and job creation, states a just-released Conference Board of Canada report.
Economic growth that powered London and Southwestern Ontario out of the pandemic hangover will continue to drive spending and job creation, says a Conference Board of Canada report.
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce holds rolling car show
The Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce held their Show ‘N Go Classic Car Tour of the Bruce Peninsula on Sunday, August 13, 2023. The tour included a shotgun start at 1 p.m. from a number of locations, including Grey Roots south of Owen Sound, pictured, Sauble Beach Community Centre, The Plex in Port Elgin, and […]
Teams create works of art on the sand at Sauble
It wasn’t until during their drive up to Sauble Beach for the weekend that friends Adele Strub and Miranda Vanderkooy decided they would enter the sand sculpture competition at the community’s Sandfest festivities. They had so much fun taking part, that they now plan to hopefully make it a tradition. “It was just a really […]