Tag: support
Wisconsin invests $1.3 million in coastal grants to enhance Great Lakes communities – Great Lakes Commission
The Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Wisconsin Coastal Management Program is donating nearly $1.3 million in grants to 31 communities to support quality of life, foster economic development, and protect and […]
London swim star Maggie Mac Neil eyes Olympic history at Paris Games
Never underestimate Maggie Mac Neil
Paisley comes together to celebrate 150 years
Lawrence Gregg has called Paisley home for all 84 years of his life, and in that time as a resident, business owner, farmer and school bus driver he has come to know a lot of people. On the weekend as the small central Bruce County village marked its 150th anniversary with a giant Homecoming celebration, he […]
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Summer movie season keeping film crews busy in London
Just call London, Hollywood North. One film is being shot in the city and two more are on tap to get cameras rolling in August, said Andrew Dodd, director of Film London, the city agency charged with expanding the film industry here. The film schedule may grow even busier as Film London also received support […]
PHOTOS: One final night at Rock the Park
After an estimated 35,000 fans attended the first three nights of Rock the Park, a smaller crowd turned out for the Bryan Adams-headlined final evening at London’s Harris Park on Saturday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
London teen’s blue-box mining strikes community chord: ‘Pretty cool’
A London teenager who got the third degree for picking through blue boxes to help save up for his education has received an outpouring of community support, his mother says. For more than three years, 14-year-old Brise Refflinghaus, who has autism, has scoured the curbside collection bins in his east London neighbourhood on recycling day, […]
Six months in, London’s green-bin use ticks up to 60 per cent
The slow rollout of green bins to apartment and condo buildings in London may seem like cause for concern, but the city says the $15-million program overall is meeting expectations and has the support of the public. In a report heading to city council’s civic works committee Tuesday, data shows that the participation rate stands […]
‘We were chosen’: 122 newborns, one couple’s epic foster care journey
Don and Nancy Matthews, now in their 70s, fostered a small village of infants over the years. Only reluctantly has the Southwestern Ontario couple stopped. LFP’s Randy Richmond reports STRATFORD â Nancy Matthews always wanted a lot of babies. The love they need, the love they give â she can list any number of reasons […]