Tag: Southwestern Ontario
Owen Sound mayor recognized for leadership at nuclear conference
City of Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy received the Municipal Government Stewardship Award from the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) on Tuesday evening as part of the Canadian Nuclear Association’s conference in Ottawa. The award recognizes the excellence of an elected official who has emerged as a leader in promoting regional isotope production, workforce and […]
Q+A: London’s Logan Couture on what drove his stellar 16-year NHL career
London hockey star Logan Couture has officially hung up his blades, putting a wrap on a tremendous 16-year NHL career in San Jose. The 36-year-old spoke with LFP’s Ryan Pyette about his hockey highs and lows and what lies ahead. Q: You were a Shark since 2009 and never left. How proud of that are […]
Canadians’ U.S. visits keep dropping, and local tourism may benefit
U.S.-Canada trade tensions led to a steep drop in Canadians heading south last month – a trend that, if it continues, could help boost the London region’s tourism sector, an industry watcher says. Some 1.5 million Canadians made return trips to the U.S. by car in March, a 31.9 per cent drop from the same […]
London-region health unit has 40% of province’s 800+ measles cases: Report
Measles cases continue to increase in the Southwestern Ontario epicentre of an outbreak spreading across the province
Londoner accused of fraudulently obtaining 230 OLG accounts: Records
A London man is accused of fraudulently obtaining hundreds of accounts on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. website, court documents show. OLG officials alerted the OPP’s investigation and enforcement bureau, a unit embedded in the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the province’s gambling regulator, on Sept. 30 to suspected illegal activity on the […]