Tag: Simcoe
Amid arsonist fears, firefighters battle three more rural blazes
Norfolk County firefighters battled three separate fires throughout the wee hours of Wednesday morning, said police, who described a man seen running near one of the blazes. The blazes come amid a rash of suspicious fires across the largely rural county, located about an hour’s drive southeast of London, that have led some residents to […]
Chickens, goat killed in Southwestern Ontario barn fire
Several chicken and a goat died in a Walsingham barn fire Monday morning.
Ontario colleges: Job action looms as two sides remain far apart
Ontario college students may be out of the classroom as early as Thursday if a deal can’t be reached.
‘Really unsettling’: Whatâs behind a rural rash of suspicious fires?
Four vacant houses. At least six barns or storage sheds. All burned to the ground within two months under what police in Norfolk County are calling “suspicious” circumstances.
Ontario college faculty union gives notice of labour action Jan. 9
The union representing Ontario’s college faculties says it could begin some form of labour action next Thursday. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union will be in a legal strike position as of Saturday but has to give five days’ notice before embarking on a strike. OPSEU said it gave the necessary notice Friday. The union […]
Province announces $95.5M in funding for new Collingwood hospital
New funding for a hospital in Collingwood may benefit those in eastern Grey County. Earlier this month, Simcoe-Grey MPP Brian Saunderson and provincial Minister of Health Sylvia Jones announced up to $95.5 million in funding to build a new Collingwood General and Marine hospital. Once opened, the new hospital in Collingwood will include 132 inpatient […]
London police arrest shooting suspect, make largest-ever fentanyl seizure
London police made the city’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl after arresting a second suspect in a shooting at a London public housing building, police say.
Strike threat looms over colleges in Southwestern Ontario, across province
London’s Fanshawe College and its peers across Southwestern Ontario and provincewide are bracing for a strike that could mark the start of 2025 amid a breakdown in labour talks with the union representing faculty and other staffers.
Brews News: Pale ales get gussied up for the holidays
People hear the words âcraft beerâ and think itâs all about hoppy IPAs.
Grey-Bruce home sales ‘rocket up’ in November
The real estate market in Grey-Bruce is suddenly extra hot as buyers take advantage of lower interest rates. The association that represents local realtors is reporting that home sales in the region rocketed up more than 43 per cent in November, when compared to the same month in 2023. With a total of 228 homes changing […]