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Demand growing among homeless, hungry, groups warn
Downtown Owen Sound’s soup kitchen will have served as many meals this year by Thursday as it served in all of 2023. “We have seen a drastic increase in the number of people that are coming for meals,” said Colleen Trask Seaman, the executive director at Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort, or OSHaRE, at […]
Owen Sound to conduct Vision 2050 workshop
A project that is designed to help the City of Owen Sound address the rapid changes it faces, is holding a professional development workshop for community stakeholders. Future Owen Sound – Vision 2050 will build on the city’s most recent strategic plan refresh by responding to the dramatic challenges and opportunities the city has seen […]
RBC Place London closing in on back-to-back strong years: ‘Trucking along’
London’s convention centre will see more than 200 events, generating more than $22 million in spinoffs this year
He’s back! Easton Cowan returned to London Knights by Toronto Maple Leafs
The Ontario Hockey League’s best player is back for another year.
London clinical trial targets lingering COVID toll on patients – smell distortion
St. Joseph’s Health Care is running a clinical trial of a treatment for a disorder triggered by COVID-19 that distorts the sense of smell.
Vehicle future is still electric – setbacks and all, auto CEO tells London industry
Despite sluggish sales and automakers scaling back production, the future of automotive remains electric, London manufacturers heard
Proposed Old East Village shelter expansion meets heavy community resistance
The future of nearly 100 shelter beds for the city’s homeless remains unclear after an outpouring of frustration from Old East Village residents and businesses during public engagement meetings. Around 100 residents and business owners were present at the Old East Village Market Wednesday evening. The topic of conversation: a $4.3 million a year proposal […]
Inquest into deaths of seven inmates at London’s jail to start Oct. 21
An inquest into the deaths of seven inmates at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre will begin Oct. 21, the province announced Thursday.
Police probing death at London drug consumption site
The agency that operates the site, where users can legally consume drugs under medical supervision, is expected to say more later Thursday.
In Old East Village, homeless reality collides with merchants’ concerns
Old East Village residents and businesses are set to weigh in on a multi-million-dollar proposal from a social service agency to add 90 new homeless shelter beds. Set for Wednesday are two public meetings hosted at the Old East Village Market at 630 Dundas St. by the neighbourhood business improvement area as well as Ark […]