Tag: London Free Press
All aboard! Local town set to live-stream rail crossings to draw tourists
The bells ring, the lights flash and the crossing gates descend, blocking the road and delaying drivers from reaching their destination. Though it can be inconvenient to idle while a locomotive pulls freight cars, sometimes stretching for several kilometres, to train enthusiasts, passing trains are the destination and a Southwestern Ontario townâs new tourism venture […]
Conditional offers returning to lukewarm London housing market
Buyers in the London areaâs sluggish real estate market appear to be using their leverage to include âescape clausesâ in purchase offers, local realtors report.
Downsizing: What’s driving the tiny home trend?
Amid a nationwide housing affordability crunch and an explosion in homelessness, a modest solution: tiny homes.
Witness testifies she saw masked man shoot teen at bush party during attack
She heard there might be a gun, but she never expected to see someone would be shot. The worst thing Jessica Falardeau thought was going to happen when she walked back into the bush bash after she and her group had been kicked out was âsomeone was going to get beat up.â âI didnât expect […]
Q+A: Co-star of The Room, among the worst movies ever, set for London screening
Greg Sestero, co-star of the cult classic film The Room, returns to London for the second time this year for a screening at Hyland Cinema.
Man pleads not guilty to Christmas party killing as unusual re-trial begins
Miguel Chacon-Perez repeated the same plea as he did six years ago when he went on trial again for second-degree murder.
Inside London’s set-to-open hub for homeless youth: ‘A sense of warmth’
London’s second homeless hub, this one for youth aged 16-24, will open on November 25.
Man arrested at Remembrance Day service was also cuffed at 2023 Christmas event
The arrest of a man amid a disturbance at a Sarnia Remembrance Day ceremony, one an outlaw biker club has since decried as unconstitutional, comes about a year after he was arrested at a community Christmas event in Point Edward following reports of kids being chased by a man with weapons.
Trailer park residents make their pitch to politicians to forestall land sale
Residents of Port Glasgow Trailer Park are opposing a council decision to declare the park surplus and any sale that could result.
London’s casino is now taking shape and the entertainment centre being built will unveil its second phase, a major step in its renewal, just before Christmas, said Mitchell.
Amid the flashing lights and ringing sounds as guests play slot machines and table games, there is no hint that Gateway Casinos London at Western Fair District is a construction site. Touring the casino as it prepares to open the second phase of a massive, five-phase $50-million reconstruction, the fact it is hardly noticeable is […]