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Small towns brace for big jump in police costs: ‘Nothing you can do’
After abrupt increases to the Ontario Provincial Police budgets, area communities are among Ontario municipalities forced to rethink their 2025 spending plans. Hereâs a look at how some governments in the region are affected by jacked-up police costs. ZORRA TOWNSHIP Prior to the OPP announcement it was raising costs to municipalities it serves, Mayor Marcus […]
Two sent to London hospital, damage pegged at $500K after farmhouse blaze
ELIMVILLE â Two occupants of an Elimville home destroyed by fire late escaped out a second-storey window, South Huronâs fire chief said. Both were taken to hospital in London with injuries not considered life-threatening, Chief Jeremy Becker added. No one else was in the home when the fire broke out, he said. The South Huron […]
Across Southwestern Ontario, smaller communities creak under rapid growth
The province estimates Southwestern Ontario’s population will jump more than 40 per cent to 2.6 million people by 2051. London and Middlesex County are expected to lead the way, growing by 56.7 per cent to about 880,000 people over the next 25 years, with nearby Oxford County close behind at 51.9 per cent. But rapid […]
Stacked townhouses, higher buildings in, single-family homes out: Mayor
London’s skyline could see dramatic changes both in the city’s busiest districts and its neighbourhoods as city councillors approved sweeping changes to the city’s master planning document. The 13-1 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting opens the door to 45-storey apartment towers downtown and four-storey stacked townhouses on neighbourhood “connector” streets, a designation the city […]
Next election tops agenda as Ontario Liberals gather in London
Election readiness was top of mind as Ontario Liberals flocked to their annual general meeting in London this weekend, with the possibility Ontarians could be sent to the polls as early as the new year.  More than 1,000 Liberal party members and supporters from across Ontario descended on RBC Place starting on Friday for the […]
Reader to Reader: September 21, 2024
Cost of fashion Join Thames Region Ecological Association’s free documentary film night and discussion on the true cost of clothing on Sept. 26, 6 to 8 p.m. at Grosvenor Lodge, 1017 Western Rd. during London’s first sustainable fashion week. Email info@trea.ca for details. Diane Szoller, interim president, TREA Steak barbecue Tillsonburg firefighters’ association annual steak […]
Thanks a ton! Retiree’s gardens deliver huge, fresh yields for local food bank
AILSA CRAIG â With food banks straining under increased demand, one retireeâs gardens have grown a ton of food â a literal tonne â this year for one local agency. What began as a hobby for Frank Hogervorst has sprouted into a charitable operation from the 557-square-metre (6,000 square-feet) garden at his home near Ailsa […]
Cool! All London District Catholic school board classes now have air conditioning
The London-area Catholic school board is marking a cool milestone, with every classroom in its system now equipped with air conditioning.
Ring the bell! Catholic, Thames Valley boards seek cash to build these 11 new schools
A new north London high school and another in St. Thomas are among the top priorities for the booming local Catholic board as it submits a half-dozen new capital funding requests to Queen’s Park.
Another school enrolment cap as board races to build more schools
The regionâs largest school board is capping enrolment at another London-area elementary school amid a pending review to balance enrolment in the east London attendance area.