Tag: Strathroy
Friends raising money for family of man, 37, killed at work
Friends of a young father originally from Strathroy who was killed at a precast concrete manufacturing plant are raising money to support his two young children and his mother. Nick Wood, 37, died May 23 in a workplace incident at Fritz-Alder Precast, in the Bruce County community of Chepstow. The company produces large concrete walls […]
Friends raising money for family of young father who died at work
Friends of a young father who died at a precast concrete manufacturing plant in Chepstow last Friday are raising money for his children and mother. Larry Ford said he grew up with Nick Wood, 37, in Strathroy, and the pair became quick friends. “Nick just had a huge heart. I have a saying that once […]
From Kyiv to Covent Garden Market: Ukrainian eatery opens downtown
A familiar Ukrainian eatery is expanding to a second location in downtown London.
London-area jobless rate spikes in glimpse of Donald Trump’s tariff toll
London’s unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in April as the local economy shed nearly 2,000 jobs and the toll of the U.S.-Canada trade war came into sharper focus. Statistics Canada reported Friday the jobless rate for the region, which includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, hit […]
One dead after rural crash between passenger vehicle, big rig
One person is dead and one is in hospital after a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a transport truck northeast of Strathroy. Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews were called shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday to the scene of the collision and had closed Egremont Drive between Hedley Drive and Ilderton Road. That’s […]