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Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet is a new book by Geo Rutherford. Below is an adapted excerpt from her New York Times best seller, all about Lake Superior. Follow Geo on TikTok or Instagram for more content on spooky lakes.
London hospitals tighten mask rules for patients, visitors
London hospitals are making face masks a requirement for some patients and encouraging visitors to wear one, too â a move intended to reduce the impact of flu season on hospital capacity. Â
Honouring our Local Veterans ceremony brings family together
West Coast artist Helen Downing-Hunter was just a newborn when the RAF Lancaster her father James Downing was piloting crashed in July 1944 while conducting nighttime air operations against Stuttgart, Germany, during the Second World War. But now, some 80 years later, it is through her late father’s war heritage that she has reconnected with family in Owen […]
Nursing home set to abruptly close, forcing out residents: ‘Nowhere to go’
A Southwestern Ontario retirement home where police say some residents were victims of fraud has announced it’s closing its doors in two weeks, leaving its residents’ futures uncertain. Miranda Guitardâs husbandâs elderly grandmother is a resident at Trillium Norwich Retirement Home in Norwich, south of Woodstock. She received an email Saturday afternoon from staff alerting […]
London Knights earn 4-1 road win over Saginaw Spirit
The London Knights gained a measure of Memorial Cup revenge on Saturday night with a road win over the Saginaw Spirit, the defending national junior hockey champions who prevailed during a visit to Canada Life Place one week ago. The Knights improved their record this season to 7-4Â with a 4-1 victory at Dow Event […]
LFP ARCHIVES: A ghostly Grand Theatre legend
In the spirit of the Halloween season, we’re reflecting on what’s arguably London’s most notorious ghostly legend â that the Grand Theatre is haunted by its original owner, Ambrose Small. This story was first published in the Oct. 30, 2009 editions of The London Free Press The ghostly gossip surrounding the Grand Theatre isn’t going […]
Chatsworth pavilion at old arena site could be built by spring
The first building on the former Chatsworth Arena site will be a pavilion built by the agricultural society, part of what will be a future arena and community hub complex. Chatsworth Agricultural Society raised more than $200,000 since May for the pavilion, which will cost likely more than $260,000 once washrooms and a kitchen are […]
Owen Sound asking for public’s city concerns and solutions
Do you have concerns about what you see in the city but don’t think anyone wants to hear about it? A series of seven facilitated consultations Nov. 8 -10 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre might be for you. But it’s not just a place to crab — people will put their heads together […]
Crescent Wind Farm fuels push for greener Michigan
By Donté Smith Capital News Service In the rolling farmland of southern Michigan’s Hillsdale County, the Crescent Wind Farm towers over the landscape, generating renewable energy while stirring both hope and contention among residents. The wind farm, operated by Consumers Energy in Adams, Moscow and Wheatland townships, is part of the state’s growing push to meet […]
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Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species
Long after the Halloween season has ended, some of the Great Lakes’ most infamous invasive species remain a scary sight: blood-sucking parasites with suction-cup mouths, thousands of rotting fish carcasses washed ashore and sharp mussel shells that puncture the feet of unsuspecting beachgoers.
At least 188 nonnative aquatic species have been introduced to the Great Lakes, and over a third have become invasive, meaning they can have negative health, ecological and socioeconomic impacts when introduced to new ecosystems.