Tag: office
London Hydro boosts aid as more seniors seek help to pay bills
More Londoners beat the winter chill and kept the heat on this year as London Hydro more than doubled its support for a Salvation Army program that helps those in need. The utility has paid $450,000 so far this year, a total likely to climb by year end, to the Low Income Energy Assistance Program […]
Reimagining the Ponds: New nursery will supply 10,000 trees a year
A lot more trees are about to blossom in London as a south London environmental gem gets a facelift. ReForest London, the environmental agency dedicated to expanding the cityâs tree canopy, has begun work on a massive 1,485-square-metre (16,000-square-foot) nursery that will grow 10,000 trees a year to keep the Forest City green, said co-executive […]
Cornies: Aeolian champion eyes new approach to poverty
Twenty years ago, when concert pianist Clark Bryan and I met for lunch on the patio at Mykonos restaurant, he was brimming with hope, tinged with a bit of trepidation.
House arrest for women who assisted sick matriarch’s suicide
Karen Gunby wanted to die. Bedridden and in excruciating pain, the terminally ill Windsor senior asked family to end her life. Her granddaughter researched and obtained medication. Her daughter held the cup while Gunby, 79, drank as much orange juice and drug cocktail as she could. When that failed to kill her, her daughter held […]
Developer begins cleanup, has major plans for Owen Sound waterfront site
The owner of the former Russel Brothers property on Owen Sound’s waterfront wants to get going as soon as possible on constructing a massive luxury resort on the site. Bolton-based developer Jagjit Sandhu said he looks forward to welcoming both locals and visitors to what he called his dream project, and a place he himself plans […]