Tag: pandemic
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
Summer movie season keeping film crews busy in London
Just call London, Hollywood North. One film is being shot in the city and two more are on tap to get cameras rolling in August, said Andrew Dodd, director of Film London, the city agency charged with expanding the film industry here. The film schedule may grow even busier as Film London also received support […]
Furniture store with catchy radio jingle ending four-decade run
His store’s radio jingle is probably embedded in your head to stay, but Randy Snow is folding up his London furniture business after a four-decade run. Snow, who founded The Table & Chair Co. with a partner in the fallout of the early 1980s recession, is packing it in â trading his sofas and sectionals […]
Lend a hand while Owen Sound booster Jan Chamberlain is out of action
In small towns across Canada, women are truly community heroes. In our small town of Owen Sound, one amazing woman leader stands out – Jan Chamberlain – who has made civic pride her life-long career. Now in her 80s, Jan’s efforts remain full of passion and purpose, building on her keen sense of belonging to […]
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing | Great Lakes Now
By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Londoner found guilty of manslaughter in boarding house machete attack
Kenneth Wallisâs daughters remember their dad as a man who, despite his struggles with addiction, loved and valued them more than anything else. But during the trial of his killer, Robert Charnock, 42, they heard only a snapshot of their 56-year-old fatherâs life at a London boarding house on Dec. 8, 2021, when he suffered […]
Analysis: Why London is losing its lustre for out-of-town homebuyers
Up until very recently, London was among the most coveted destinations for families looking for a place to live
To stop bird flu, Michigan must protect farmworkers | Bridge Michigan
Farmworkers are on the frontlines of the bird flu outbreak. Protecting them isnât just the right thing to do; itâs a smart strategy to prevent another pandemic….
Opinion | To stop bird flu, Michigan must protect farmworkers | Bridge Michigan
Farmworkers are on the frontlines of the bird flu outbreak. Protecting them isnât just the right thing to do; itâs a smart strategy to prevent another pandemic….