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Amid turmoil, London Health Sciences Centre launches outside review of governance
London Health Sciences Centre has launched a third-party review of its operations and governance and wonât move on appointing a new president or board until the months-long probe is complete. Â David Musyj, the provincially appointed supervisor of LHSC, would not commit to a specific timeline on selecting a new chief executive or board of […]
New rink floor at Bayshore will fix long-standing ice issue
When a new concrete slab and piping beneath the floor at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre ice rink are installed next spring, it will correct an ice quality issue since the facility opened in 1983. A thinner slab, combined with new pipes which will allow faster heat transfer to make ice faster, and allow for […]
LETTER: NWMO misrepresents the safety profile of DGRs
I am writing about the Deep Geological Registry (DGR) proposed for Teeswater by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) as a way of managing all of Canada’s high-energy nuclear waste. I can no longer remain silent as I have witnessed the reckless way the NWMO has misinformed the public and municipal leaders on the real […]
Pickleball booms, and a new London facility opens its doors: ‘Amazing sport’
Having just come off the court at Londonâs newest pickleball facility, Kathleen Steele is sweating up a storm â but she’s not too out of breath to talk about Smash. âItâs a great atmosphere,â said Steele, who has played pickleball for 12 years in and around London. âIâve already run into so many people I’ve […]
Letters to the Editor: October 23, 2024
Londoners at fault In her letter to the editor, We need answers on transportation (Oct. 17), Beth McCracken gives a good, detailed description of London’s poor transportation planning. There is another culprit in London’s problems: Londoners themselves. This city contains a sizable population that rejects any initiative that might get in the way of their […]
New school name reflects Thames Valley board’s Indigenous pledge
An Indigenous-inspired name is one of three picked for London-area elementary schools slated to open next year through polls conducted of area families and First Nation communities. A Thames Valley District school board staff report reflects a new focus adopted earlier this year that allows for suggestions from the communities, rather than picking names reflective […]
Politicians give early support to big expansion of Hyde Park merchants group
City politicians on Tuesday gave the initial OK to exploring a massive expansion of the Hyde Park business association, but not without skepticism as to how it will operate. Members of council’s planning committee endorsed having city staff and the Hyde Park business improvement area (BIA) explore more than doubling its existing footprint. The proposed […]
Local developer to complete apartment project as life lease
An unfinished apartment building described as an “eyesore” near the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound has a new owner who plans to finish the project, with changes. Sound Lifestyles Ltd. purchased the Georgian Landing project, at 297 18th St. E. in Owen Sound, and will be the developer. Now it’s called Bayshore Terrace and […]
Coroner’s inquests called into London police custody deaths
Inquests will be held into the deaths of three people who died in London police custody, the province announced Tuesday. The inquests will examine the deaths of Amanda Bolt, 28, Fabian Hart, 46, and Christopher Campbell, 55, the office of the chief coroner of Ontario said. A coroner’s inquest is a formal hearing where the […]
‘Innocent joke’ preceded fatal gunshot at large bush party: Witness
While hiding in the bushes in the darkness, they heard the pop. Then, everywhere there was chaos. Rachel Johnson, testifying Tuesday at the second-degree murder trial of Emily Altmann, 22, and Carlos Guerra Guerra, 23, described the scene at a southwest London bush party after a gunshot rang out and Western University student Josue Silva, […]