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Thanks a ton! Retiree’s gardens deliver huge, fresh yields for local food bank

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AILSA CRAIG – With food banks straining under increased demand, one retiree’s gardens have grown a ton of food – a literal tonne – 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 […]

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What helped local eateries survive COVID? It wasn’t location, location, location

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Restaurants in and around London that were “flexible” in what they served and how it was delivered fared better during the pandemic regardless of location, a just-released study of COVID-19’s toll on local eateries found. Research by a Western University team studied the impact through 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, on more […]

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70-job factory set to open, adding to London region’s industrial growth

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A Quebec-based company’s new $45-million manufacturing facility in Strathroy will add 70 full-time jobs and have a “huge impact on the community,” one official says. Norbec, a manufacturer of insulated metal panels, is expanding the company’s footprint into Ontario by opening its 14,492-square-metre (156,000-square-feet) plant on nine hectares of industrial land in Strathroy on Wednesday. […]