Tag: local
What we know about retirement home that is suddenly closing
All we know and donât know about the abrupt closing of small Norwich retirement home amid a police fraud investigation.
Former police officer joins call to tighten lobbying leash on city-funded boards
A former London police officer has thrown her support behind a push by two councilors asking city-funding agencies not to use taxpayersâ money to lobby council for bigger budgets.
South Bruce residents divided as DGR voting nears end
Teeswater’s residents are divided by the prospect of burying spent nuclear fuel in a deep, underground vault, people said in interviews outside the community’s post office Monday. Nuclear Waste Management Organization has secured land for a possible DGR site northwest of Teeswater, part of South Bruce. If the area is selected, the NWMO would build […]
Bush party murder trial jury shown knife found in accused’s vehicle
London police Sgt. Derek Hardman carefully pulled the large knife out of the box where it has been stored at police headquarters.
2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Views on safety of nuclear fuel DGRs
NWMO DGR safety statements irresponsible I am writing about the Deep Geological Registry (DGR) proposed for Teeswater by the NWMO as a way of managing all of Canada’s high-energy nuclear waste. I can no longer remain silent as I have witnessed the reckless way that the NWMO has [dealt with] the public and municipal leaders […]
New emergency vet clinic opens in Owen Sound to cover weekends and holidays
Grey-Bruce pet owners once again have a local option for emergency vet care on weekends and holidays when most vet offices are closed. The new Bluewater Veterinary Emergency Clinic (BVEC) is now open and will operate at the North Heritage Animal Hospital (285 10th St. W. in Owen Sound) from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 […]
What to know as free flu, COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out ahead of virus season
Ontario’s rollout of free flu and COVID-19 vaccines for the general population has begun.
Last day for voting on South Bruce’s willingness to host DGR
South Bruce voters have until eight o’clock tonight to signal their willingness to host an underground vault for Canada’s used nuclear fuel. Votes are cast either online or over the phone in the municipal referendum. Voter information letters with instructions were to have arrived in the mail approximately a week before the voting period. […]
A lesson in pressure: School boards race to keep up with population growth
There’s no end in sight to a population boom in the London-area that has strained the housing and rental markets and challenged local school boards, both now racing to build new schools. New projections show London and surrounding Middlesex County will add the equivalent to a city the size of Windsor in population growth during […]