Tag: province
London’s high school football final turfed to St. Thomas
In fast-growing London, where recreational demands are only expected to increase, a place to safely play the final can’t be found at home.
Easton Cowan point streak hits 49 games as London Knights score 8 in wild win
GUELPH â Max Namestnikov exploded with four goals. Jett Luchanko, the Flyers first-rounder and London native, racked up four assists. But all the Guelph Stormâs firepower was overshadowed by a potent London Knights line that often flies under the radar. Evan Van Gorp, Will Nicholl and Noah Read combined for four goals and 12 points […]
Insurance deal saves high school swim team’s season: ‘Thankful’
An Elgin County high schoolâs swim team will be motoring ahead after an insurance dispute between the province and the regionâs largest school board threatened to cancel the season. The swim team at East Elgin secondary school in Aylmer will be back in the water in the coming weeks after the Thames Valley District school […]
Healthcare Trojan Horse coming to Grey-Bruce this month
A 15-foot Trojan Horse meant to symbolize concerns about the direction of healthcare in the province will be hauled throughout Grey-Bruce later this month. The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions’ Trojan Horse has been touring the province to decry what they call the defunding and underfunding of local hospital services as a prelude to the […]
Region’s unemployment rate still the second lowest in province
The region’s unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 3.8 per cent in October and remains the second lowest in the province. Provincially, unemployment was at 7.2 per cent last month — both figures are unadjusted for seasonality. In October, the region’s overall population increased by 400 but the labour force size decreased by 2,500 […]
Bruce Power and partners announce planned expansion of medical isotope production
Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification visited Bruce Power on Friday to help announce the expansion of the nuclear power operator’s medical isotope production capabilities. Bruce Power and its partners have committed to building a hot cell facility in Bruce County, expediting their ability to process short-lived lutetium-177 to ensure it reaches cancer patients around […]
London jail deaths inquest delayed to point of no return: Lawyer
Urged by a coroner to figure quickly out its next steps at a delayed inquest, a provincial ministry is seeking even more time to provide answers. That has derailed the inquest indefinitely and put families who were on the brink of learning more about their loved ones’ deaths back into the shadows, says London lawyer […]
Premier wants audit of Ontario school boards amid slew of travel scandals: MPP
SARNIA â An audit of Ontario school boards has been ordered by Premier Doug Ford following a report the Lambton Kent District school board spent more than $32,000 to send three employees to a conference in Hawaii, the local MPP says. The trip â taken by staff from the Chatham-based board’s Indigenous liaison committee â is one […]
Letters to the Editor: November 8, 2024
Let the government empower police services to pick up homeless individuals