Tag: Local News
Police report: $5M barn blaze kills 750 pigs; dump truck crashes
A collection of police reports in and around London: $5M barn blaze kills 750 pigs A fire that ripped through two barns west of London caused $5-million damage and killed hundreds of pigs, police say. Emergency crews were called Saturday just before 8 p.m. to a property on Langan Drive in Adelaide Metcalfe, a Middlesex […]
Postmedia to publish new wildfire book this fall
A book chronicling Canada’s unprecedented 2023 wildfire season will be published this November by Postmedia and Greystone Books. Wildfire has scorched more than 15 million hectares in the country this year, with several weeks still left in the season. The 10-year average of land lost to wildfires previously sat at 2.2 million hectares. The hardcover […]
Fledgling Brazilian bakery in London branching out to dining-in
A new Brazilian bakery in London is marking its first anniversary after an “arduous” startup, with plans to add a dining area to its now takeout-only shop.
Average London-area sale price stalls as home buyers eye interest rates
The average selling price for London-area homes remained virtually unchanged in August, the latest local market snapshot shows, a “quiet” month as fence-sitting buyers await the Bank of Canada’s next moves, one observer says.
PHOTOS: Orientation day fun at Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College held its orientation day carnival in London on Tuesday. All photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan: druttan@postmedia.com