Tag: Local News
LFP Archives: Reflecting on Ontario’s really big blackout, 20 years later
August 14, 2003 – the day tens of millions of people in Ontario and parts of the U.S. saw their lives screech to a halt amid a massive blackout that lasted the better part of a day.
Emancipation festival welcomes cyclists from U.S.
Alex Williams stood at the Black History Cairn in Harrison Park Saturday: the end of a 15-day bicycle journey which traced the Underground Railroad route that escaping U.S. slaves used to reach freedom in Canada. “It’s been very rewarding, we shed tears,” the 47-year-old married father of three from Normal, Ill. said. He and eight […]
Voters elect Greg Nadjiwon as Nawash chief
Chippewas of Nawawh Unceded First Nation voters elected Greg Nadjiwon as chief over the incumbent Friday. Nadjiwon, a former chief and councillor, was elected with 291 votes over Veronica Smith, who received 218. Smith also ran for a councillor position, as rules in the election permitted, but was not elected, the statement of votes from […]
Sun, sand and accessibility: Area beach town adds floating wheelchairs
Southwestern Ontario is home to some of the province’s best beaches, but not all are accessible to people in wheelchairs. Goderich, a popular beach town on the shores of Lake Huron, has found a solution: a floating beach wheelchair for people with limited mobility. It’s called the Mobi-chair, used with a Mobi-mat, which can be […]
Southwestern Ontario AM radio station signs off, just shy of 100 years
Mere months away from marking 100 years on the air, CKPC AM 1380 is no more – the end of a radio institution that reflects the changing realities of broadcasting, ex-employees say. Without any formal announcement broadcasting the shutdown, the Brantford radio station signed off just after midnight Friday, leaving just silence. “I stayed up […]