Tag: Local News
Sun shines at Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance after some rain
More than 100 vintage cars were displayed on the 18th fairway at Cobble Beach Sunday but only one could be the 9th Concours d’Elegance Best of Show. This year’s winner was a 1929 Cord L-29, with spoke wheels, black paint and orange accents, which accentuated the car’s swooping, art deco-era curves. Each car was judged […]
American food distribution giant unveils $50M Ingersoll plant
Ingersoll’s newest corporate player had only just started building its new $50 million distribution centre when it came to the conclusion the plant would need much more space than for what they originally had planned.
London MP Peter Fragiskatos tackles ‘critical’ housing portfolio
A London Liberal MP is joining the federal housing file, assuming a parliamentary secretary role in the hot-button portfolio. London North Centre MP Peter Fragiskatos was named the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities on Saturday, days after the Liberal caucus retreat in London. “The work ahead is critical for Canada […]
PHOTOS: Londoners keep pace, raise money at Terry Fox Run
Participants converged on Wonderland Gardens on Sunday morning for the annual Terry Fox Run, 43 years after the late legend’s Marathon of Hope came through London. It wasn’t even noon and organizers had already raised $122,000 with plenty more coming in. “We’re ecstatic,” Pete Ferguson said. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
Holyrood General Store sold
A Holyrood mainstay is changing hands after nearly four decades. “A lot of people are sorry to see us go, but are glad we’re able to retire,” said Lucy Miller, who has owned the recently-sold general store in Holyrood with her husband, Allan, for the past 37 years. According to Miller, the general store got […]