Tag: Speeding
Debt-wary school board drops plan for fees to aid school construction
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board would suffer crushing debt if it started buying up land for new schools rather than waiting for funding from Queen’s Park to do so, officials told trustees at a debate this week.
City hall’s transportation blueprint pays little mind to traffic calming
Reporter Jack Moulton dives into how traffic-calming is being included in the city’s new transportation master plan.
On one London street, a frustrated citizen gets blunt about speeding drivers
Talk about a sign of frustration.
London boy’s death while exiting school bus sparks push for safer streets
Southwest Londoners are petitioning for safer streets after a boy was struck and killed after getting off a school bus near Lambeth, as one school safety advocate says students are at increased risk on rural roads.
London boy hit by vehicle after getting off school bus dies: Family
A young London boy who was hit by a vehicle after he exited a school bus and died from his injuries was a “kind-hearted soul,” his grandmother says. Dante Caranci, 7, was struck by a vehicle while getting off the school bus in front of his home on Longwoods Road, east of Murray Road, on […]
Probe of trespassing incidents in village leads to 11 charges against man
An investigation into several incidents in the village of Blyth has led to 11 charges against a 27-year-old man, including trespassing at night and criminal harassment, Huron County OPP said. Police received information a person had trespassed and committed offences on several properties in the community about 20 kilometres east of Goderich between Saturday, Nov. […]
Accused over thumbnails: Inside one family’s digital nightmare
A knock at the door. A police search. A rose gold iPhone. Child pornography allegations. Shocking as the charges were against his son, a Woodstock father says the family ordeal that followed shattered his faith in the justice system. Brian Williams reports. CHAPTER 1: THE SEARCH WARRANT A knock at the Spina householdâs front door […]
PFAS Roundup: Biden administration updates chemical regulations for PFAS, while Trump allies already voice plans to roll them back
On Wednesday, December 5, the Biden administration updated the New Chemicals Regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to reporting by Rachel Frazin of The Hill, this aims to prevent a family of chemicals (or chemical cousins) known as PFAS from being approved through Low Volume Exemptions, “abridged reviews given to chemicals that will only be produced in small quantities.”
Meanwhile, according to recent reporting from The Guardian, the incoming chair of the Senate environmental committee said in a hearing last week that she would target portions of new PFAS regulations.
Woman, 26, charged after reports of possible drunk driver on Hwy. 401
A St. Thomas woman faces multiple charges after reports of a possible impaired driver on Highway 401 led to an arrest in London, provincial police say. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on the westbound 401 lanes in Thames Centre, east of the city, shortly before 4 p.m. […]