Tag: safety
Search resumes for teenage London swimmer missing in Lake Erie
PORT STANLEY â The search resumed Monday for a missing 14-year-old London swimmer in Lake Erie, off the main beach here, with police warning volunteers to stay away amid stormy conditions. âThe family and the OPP would like to thank the volunteers for their search efforts to date. However, due to the potential of adverse […]
Ship emergency on Lake Superior is latest safety mishap for Great Lakes freighter operator – Great Lakes Commission
A Great Lakes freighter called the Michipicoten is now in Fraser Shipyards after cracking and taking on water near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
City hall eyes lower speed limits along major London roads near schools
Slashing speed limits in school zones on London’s busiest roads by 10 kilometres/hour may not be enough to make them as safe as possible, one city politician says. City hall staff is recommending a 10 km/h reduction in the speed drivers can legally reach around schools on major streets like Highbury Avenue or Oxford Street. […]
Six arrested after thefts from unlocked vehicles in Owen Sound
Residents in Owen Sound are being reminded to lock their vehicles at all times after police received numerous reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles in the city in recent days. The investigation into the thefts over the previous two days had led to the arrest of six Owen Sound residents who were facing a total […]
‘We were chosen’: 122 newborns, one couple’s epic foster care journey
Don and Nancy Matthews, now in their 70s, fostered a small village of infants over the years. Only reluctantly has the Southwestern Ontario couple stopped. LFP’s Randy Richmond reports STRATFORD â Nancy Matthews always wanted a lot of babies. The love they need, the love they give â she can list any number of reasons […]