Tag: Plans
London Knights’ Sam Dickinson on NHL draft: ‘I’m the best defenceman’ available
There are a lot of great defencemen available in the National Hockey League draft starting Friday in Vegas.
Union blames province as London-area Children’s Aid Society cuts jobs
The London-area child welfare agency is cutting jobs and overhauling some services in the face of a “significant” budget shortfall that its union blames on inadequate provincial funding. Nineteen unionized and four management jobs are affected by the shake-up, said the Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex. Its executive director said spending cuts alone, […]
Education Ministry fires back at Thames Valley trustees in budget battle
Ontarioâs Ministry of Education disputes allegations it has underfunded the regionâs largest school board by $30 million after trustees approved a controversial budget with a $7.6-million deficit.
In rural Michigan, farmers split over big solar | Bridge Michigan
Developers are trying to lease large tracts of land for utility-scale solar projects, but their plans are pitting neighbor against neighbor in Livingston County, even prompting allegations of ‘disinformation’ campaigns….
Thames Valley trustees blast Queen’s Park, wrestle with $7.6M budget deficit
Thames Valley District school board trustees on Tuesday night passed a $7.6 budget deficit â chopped down from its original shortfall, $30 million â as some trustees threatened to boycott an upcoming debate. âThere is a presumption that we will have quorum tomorrow evening but there are a number of us who are not available […]
Backyard hens nearing final hurdle in Georgian Bluffs
Chickens could soon be clucking around in some residential areas of Georgian Bluffs. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday (June 19), staff was directed by council to present an amendment to the township’s zoning bylaw that would permit backyard poultry as a permitted use on certain residential properties within the township. Council […]
Detroit plans neighborhood solar fields to capture light from blight | Bridge Michigan
Three Detroit neighborhoods will host a combined 104 acres of solar fields under a plan Mayor Mike Duggan says will target “some of the most blighted areas in the city.”…
Union pans board’s plan to cut psychology jobs, hire outside staff
The head of a union representing psychologists with the Thames Valley District school board says she is âdisappointed and angryâ about the boardâs plan to contract private psychologists at double the rate of its own staff
How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie? – Great Lakes Commission
With the help of Ducks Unlimited, the State of Michigan plans to restore wetlands on a 370-acre site to reduce the amount of fertilizer runoff reaching Lake Erie. Read the […]
Neighbours stunned by woman’s slaying, decry violence in public housing
Neighbours at a London public housing apartment building are expressing grief over the death of a 62-year-old woman in what police say was the city’s third homicide of the year.