Tag: Southwestern Ontario
LiUNA Local 1059 breaks ground on new $12.7 million training facility in Walkerton
Five years ago, Brandon MacKinnon sat in his London-area office, staring at a map of central Ontario. “I remember looking at the four counties, and sticking my finger in the middle, and Walkerton was the place,” he recalled. “It was a natural fit.” On Wednesday, Hayman Construction began excavating a 4.3-acre parcel of land in […]
First Student school bus drivers in Grey-Bruce set strike deadline
The union representing First Student Canada school bus drivers in the Owen Sound and Kincardine areas are warning that its members could go on strike beginning next week (Nov. 10). Unifor, which represents close to 150 bus drivers in the two areas, said that its members could go on strike beginning on Nov. 10 if […]
LIVE Q+A: What is the future of Southwestern Ontario’s auto sector?
Norman De Bono has covered the auto industry for decades and will answer your questions on Thursday
Three decades on, police make arrest in string of sexual assaults
A man living in British Columbia is facing 15 charges in connection with a series of violent sexual assaults that took place in Southwestern Ontario communities nearly 30 years ago, police say. Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police detailed four separate incidents that happened between March and August of 1997 – in Lambton County, Kent County and […]
CBC’s Heather Hiscox bids farewell with hometown showcase
The former Miss Teen Canada and West Hill graduate is retiring after a 43-year broadcast career, with the last 20 spent anchoring CBC’s national morning news show.