Tag: Local News
Blue Mountains has tools to manage rapid growth: Mayor
The rapid growth experienced in recent years has posed challenges for the Town of the Blue Mountains, but the municipality’s mayor said Friday that they are managing it well. Alar Soever said Friday that the municipality is in pretty good shape to deal with the growth with the planning and infrastructure already in place to […]
London-area health unit mandates COVID booster shot for staff
The London-area health unit has made COVID-19 booster shots mandatory for its staff, breaking from the city’s two hospitals that have yet to require third doses for their employees.
Mount Elgin boil water advisory lifted after two days
A two-day boil water advisory for Mount Elgin residents was lifted Friday. Residents in the South-West Oxford Township community, about 10 kilometres southeast of Ingersoll, no longer need to boil their tap water for typical use, such as drinking, cooking or making ice, officials say. Oxford County, in consultation with public health officials, issued the […]
House fire rescuers honoured as homeless students moved to residence
Eight students left homeless after a fire ripped through their crowded London rental bungalow have been given a place to stay by Fanshawe College, while the city has recognized two men for saving the lives of three of the home’s 15 occupants.
COVID: outbreak at Rockwood Terrace declared over by health unit
A COVID-19 outbreak at Rockwood Terrace long-term care home in Durham declared just before Christmas is now over. The Grey Bruce Health Unit declared the outbreak over on Friday. It was first declared on Dec. 23. Three local long-term care and retirement homes remain with ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks. They are Kelso Pines in Owen Sound, […]