Tag: Longreads
As Canada increases military spending, London-area industry eyes major growth
Canada’s embrace of a greater global military role is a win for industry in Southwestern Ontario that supplies the national defence sector. London and region boasts about 20 businesses employing roughly 4,000 workers in military-related industries and that number is rising, according to figures from the London Economic Development Corp (LEDC). NP Aerospace, a global […]
RURAL CURRENTS: A small length of canal vitalized the young country’s export capacity
The old port did a huge international business in its day, signified with the vast, now empty grain terminals
As governments retreat, London Food Bank warns community must step up
Monthly demand has climbed from about 650 visits in 1986 to more than 5,600 households today.
Built in 1840, will anyone save the oldest wooden lighthouse on the Great Lakes?
The Port Burwell landmark faces a $1.5-million restoration.
ANALYSIS: ‘Tough year’ looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month
‘We’re at the front edge of a wave. I don’t want to be doom-and-gloom but it will get worse before it gets better.’