Tag: Oxford County
For rural education advocates, London-area fight grows deeper
Rural education advocates are chafing after the Thames Valley District school board dissolved a task force created to come up with ideas to improve rural schooling.
Respected London family doctor, 79, mourned after crash
A respected London doctor and educator, known for his role as a mentor at Western University’s medical school, was identified Monday as the victim in a fatal two-vehicle crash Friday by Oxford County OPP.
Police identify Oxford County man killed in garage fire
A man who died in a fire last month in a community east of Woodstock has been identified by police. George Townsend, 59, of Princeton was found by emergency responders who responded to a fire on Victoria Street in Princeton at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, Oxford OPP said Tuesday. Townsend was found inside a […]
Winter storm warning in effect for southwestern Ontario
Environment Canada initially issued a special weather statement on Tuesday, but that statement was upgraded to a winter storm warning Wednesday afternoon.
Mount Elgin under boil-water advisory after water main break
Residents of Mount Elgin should boil their tap water until further notice after a water main break, officials say. The rupture exposed the municipal water system to possible contamination in the South-West Oxford Township community, about 10 kilometres southeast of Ingersoll, prompting Oxford County to issue the advisory Wednesday under the direction of Southwestern Public […]