Tag: rural
Pride flag torched as anti-LGBTQ incidents flare anew in small town
Police are investigating after a rainbow Pride flag was lit on fire at an elementary school in Norwich, an Oxford County community where there have been several prior incidents involving LGBTQ symbols
London man charged in teenager’s fatal drug overdose
A London man is charged with manslaughter after the fatal drug overdose of a teenager, police say.
Police seize $11M of pot in rural Southwestern Ontario raid
Provincial police seized more than $11 million worth of illegal cannabis from a Southwestern Ontario property.
Letter: Stop Doug Ford’s Bill 5
Imagine the Town of Goderich was declared a special economic zone under the Ford government’s proposed Bill 5. Let’s say the private luxury spa that took over Ontario Place wanted to build a second spa on the currently public Goderich beach. Or perhaps a developer wanted to expropriate a vast tract of Huron County’s most […]
Bluewater board names incoming director of education
The Bluewater District School Board has named the replacement for outgoing Director of Education Lori Wilder. The board has appointed AJ Keene as its new director of education, who will transition into the position on Aug. 18 to coincide with Wilder’s retirement. “I am very excited to join Bluewater District School Board and contribute to […]