Tag: Queen’s Park
Executives resign as London Health Sciences Centre shakeup continues
London Health Sciences Centre is losing two key members of its leadership team, including the head of Children’s Hospital, the latest change in the top ranks of the hospital put under provincial supervision just weeks ago. Nash Syed, the vice-president of Children’s Hospital and women’s services at LHSC, has tendered his resignation effective Jan. 3, […]
London jobless rate improves slightly with small job gains after months of losses
Londonâs unemployment rate went down in September by the slightest of margins thanks to modest job gains that helped break a three-month streak of losses. The London area, which also takes in Strathroy, St. Thomas and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, added 700 new jobs last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. That helped bring […]
Bus rapid transit: The very latest on construction, expected completion date
Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at where things stand, and what comes next.
Queen’s Park expands constable training program at Aylmer police college
A training program for new police recruits is expanding to help forces deal with staff shortages and recruitment challenges, Ontarioâs solicitor general says.
Ottawa, Queen’s Park dole out $12M to protect farms from extreme weather
The federal and provincial governments are spending $12 million to better protect Ontario’s farm lands from extreme weather and its agricultural toll.
School board trustees tee off anew on $38K retreat: ‘How could this happen?’
Thames Valley District school board trustees reacted publicly for the first time on Tuesday night to details of a Toronto retreat by administrators that cost taxpayers more than $38,000 while the organization battles a $7.6-million deficit. The details were officially presented to trustees at a committee meeting following a request from trustee Lori-Ann Pizzolato that […]
Across Southwestern Ontario, smaller communities creak under rapid growth
The province estimates Southwestern Ontario’s population will jump more than 40 per cent to 2.6 million people by 2051. London and Middlesex County are expected to lead the way, growing by 56.7 per cent to about 880,000 people over the next 25 years, with nearby Oxford County close behind at 51.9 per cent. But rapid […]
1,300-worker auto plant looks to buy, privatize road amid plans for growth
An Oxford County auto parts maker is a step closer to acquiring a public road separating its buildings that would ease operations and unlock potential future growth. Woodstock city council voted Thursday to receive a report that proposes Vuteq â which makes interior and exterior plastic parts for four different automakers â purchase a portion […]
More upheaval at Thames Valley board as acting associate director demoted
The fallout continues for senior administrators at the Thames Valley District school board as another senior administrator steps down
London region population to boom by 50% over next 25 years: Queen’s Park
The booming London area will lead Southwestern Ontario in population growth over the next 25 years with an expected increase of more than 50 per cent, the latest snapshot from Queen’s Park projects.