Tag: Local News
City quietly replaces operator of homeless shelter at Fanshawe golf course
The operation of a controversial winter shelter in London has quietly changed hands, with the city’s original pick losing both that contract and another one, The Free Press has learned.
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 […]
Judge who convicted cop in overdose death had ‘hindsight bias,’ appeal court told
An Indigenous woman who died of a drug overdose in police custody may still have still died had the arresting officer sought medical treatment for her, a lawyer for the London police officer told an appeal court. A one-day hearing was held Wednesday for Const. Nicholas Doering, who was sentenced to one year in jail […]
Woodstock council must push ahead amid mayor’s charges: Councillor
With its mayor facing sex assault charges, Woodstock city council will continue to focus on the job it was elected to carry out, a councillor says. “There’s lots of business our city has to do,” Coun. Mark Schadenberg said Wednesday. “From planning to budgets to bylaw, the agendas keep moving forward. We’ve got to keep […]
Mount Elgin under boil-water advisory after water main break
Residents of Mount Elgin should boil their tap water until further notice after a water main break, officials say. The rupture exposed the municipal water system to possible contamination in the South-West Oxford Township community, about 10 kilometres southeast of Ingersoll, prompting Oxford County to issue the advisory Wednesday under the direction of Southwestern Public […]