Bruce County-wide fire ban lifted but peninsula still restricted

The Bruce County fire chiefs have lifted a comprehensive fire ban but the Bruce Peninsula remains a provincial restricted fire zone, where all outdoor fires are prohibited except campfires in organized campgrounds, a news release from the county’s fire chiefs said. Otherwise, prohibited fires include campfires and recreational fires, open-air burning of any kind, including […]

SPORTS NOTES: Easton Cowan; London Majors; DJ Kennington

A collection of news and notes from across the London-area sports scene: NHL DRAFT PLANS London Knights forward Easton Cowan is one of the most agile players heading into this month’s 2023 NHL draft. The Mt. Brydges 18-year-old led the way in pro agility left time (4.04 seconds) and right time (4.09 seconds) while finishing […]

Area mayor describes ugly clashes at ‘drag queen storytime’ events

A Southwestern Ontario mayor is denouncing protestors who disrupted two weekend events during which drag performers read books to kids, saying he still hasn’t processed the conduct he witnessed. Families gathered at the Oxford County Library branches in Ingersoll and Tillsonburg at different times on Saturday for the Pride Month event dubbed drag queen storytime, […]