Tag: money
City council steers new homeless ‘drop-in spaces’ away from main streets
Politicians have voted to further crack down on where the city’s homeless can lay their head, specifically in business districts. Not only will encampments and service depots for their residents have to be located roughly a football field’s distance from any residential property line, but resting spaces also will be barred from the main streets […]
Court freezes assets of London financial advisor accused of $2M fraud
A court order has been issued to freeze the assets of a former London financial advisor accused of defrauding more than a dozen clients out of nearly $2 million. London police arrested Robert (Randy) Hawken, 66, on Sept. 12 and charged him with fraud over $5,000 and possessing property obtained by crime valued at more […]
The race for clean energy is local
By Emily Jones and Gautama Mehta, Grist
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The U.S. power grid is at a critical crossroads. Electricity generation, like every other industry, needs to rid itself of fossil fuels if the country is to play its role in combating the climate crisis — a transition that will have to happen even as energy providers scramble to meet what they claim is an unprecedented spike in electricity demand, attributed to the rise of AI.
Goderich announces 2024 Citizen Recognition recipients
GODERICH – Goderich council and members of the community gathered at town hall on Monday, Oct. 28, for a happy occasion — the 2024 Citizen Recognition, during which six individuals were honoured for their positive impact on the community. “It’s nice to see so many people in council chambers,” Mayor Trevor Bazinet said. “This is […]
The fraud investigation at London Health Sciences Centre needs to move quickly to safeguard public trust and staff morale, but the Ontario government also has to act, the Opposition health critic at Q
The fraud investigation at London Health Sciences Centre needs to move quickly to safeguard public trust and staff morale, but the Ontario government also has to act, the Opposition health critic at Queenâs Park said Monday. The investigation grabbed the attention of France Gelinas who said she’s concerned patients and workers, including doctors and nurses, […]
City budget: Don’t expect fights for more cash from London Transit, library
The 2025 city budget update process is now underway. After the tense four-year (2024-27) budget discussions last winter where only London police walked away with everything they wanted â how are London’s other biggest agencies faring with what they got? Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look. LONDON PUBLIC LIBRARY During last winter’s multi-year budget talks, […]
Politicians declare trailer park land surplus, sparking residents’ sale fears
Residents of a municipally owned seasonal trailer park in Elgin County are concerned after being caught off-guard by local politicians’ intention to sell the property. Open annually from May to October, Port Glasgow Trailer Park â about 70 kilometres southwest of London â belongs to the Municipality of West Elgin, and recently was declared âsurplus” […]
Fraud investigation at LHSC involves ‘multiple individuals’: Source
Fraud investigation involves “multiple individuals,” a hospital source says, underscoring what may be a âsystemicâ failure of governance
City police charge suspect in convenience store robbery
Owen Sound police have arrested a suspect in a convenience store robbery. Police said a lone man entered a westside convenience store Oct. 28 about 9 p.m. He handed the clerk a letter demanding money and said it was a robbery and demanded cash, police said in a news release. He fled with an undisclosed […]
She had a cockroach in her ear. She’ll find out soon if her landlord has to compensate her
A London woman who had a cockroach surgically removed from her ear should know within a month if she’ll receive compensation from her landlord, London’s public housing agency. At a Landlord and Tenant Board hearing Thursday, Brandi Bulanda described the toll of her final defeat after months of battling cockroaches in her unit at a […]