Tag: Norfolk County
Amid arsonist fears, firefighters battle three more rural blazes
Norfolk County firefighters battled three separate fires throughout the wee hours of Wednesday morning, said police, who described a man seen running near one of the blazes. The blazes come amid a rash of suspicious fires across the largely rural county, located about an hour’s drive southeast of London, that have led some residents to […]
Cha-ching? London housing starts near target to unlock big funding bonus
London is looking like it will meet its provincially set annual housing target for 2024, meaning city hall will have access to some significant cash. LFP’s Jack Moulton breaks down where London sits and why it has stepped out ahead of other cities. HOW IS LONDON DOING ON ITS TARGET? Ontario has committed to building […]
Chickens, goat killed in Southwestern Ontario barn fire
Several chicken and a goat died in a Walsingham barn fire Monday morning.
Damage exceeds $1M after three-plex burns while under construction
Firefighters battled a three-plex blaze that broke out Tuesday morning and did an estimated $1 million in damage. It was about 7 a.m. on Tuesday when Tillsonburg firefighters were called to Jacko Street, near Westtown Line and Harvest Avenue, for a fire in the middle unit of a complex that was under construction in the […]
‘Really unsettling’: Whatâs behind a rural rash of suspicious fires?
Four vacant houses. At least six barns or storage sheds. All burned to the ground within two months under what police in Norfolk County are calling “suspicious” circumstances.
LIVE: Crashes, closures as snow pounds Southwestern Ontario
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday was bringing another wintry wallop from Bruce County around Owen Sound all the way southeast toward the London area and beyond. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 2:15 p.m. Trouble on Hwy. 401 east of London: 2:01 p.m. London Public […]
LIVE: Snowy Southwestern Ontario faces another wintry blast
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday was bringing another wintry wallop from Bruce County around Owen Sound all the way southeast toward the London area and beyond. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 11:38 a.m. Officials in Oxford County have announced that libraries in Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, […]
Prison for drug dealer caught with fentanyl in restaurant drive-thru
A Southwestern Ontario drug dealer has been sent to prison for the second time in three years after being caught with fentanyl while at a Simcoe fast-food joint’s drive-thru.
Farmer spent decades nurturing rare Carolinian forest, then gave it away
Some people count sheep to help them fall asleep. Paul DeCloet counts trees.
Cat killed, damage pegged at $200K after fire at London home
One cat is dead, and another one was rescued, after a house fire at a home in London’s south end on Sunday afternoon caused $200,000 damage, London Fire Department officials say. London firefighters and emergency crews responded to a blaze in the 400 block of Alston Road, near Nixon Avenue and Southdale Road East in […]