Tag: Training
Wiarton Fall Fair a family tradition
Avery Thomas continued a family tradition at the 156th Wiarton Fall Fair Saturday. Like her dad Rob when he was young, Avery competed with her horse, Rayne, in both showing and riding challenges at the fair. She rides five or six days a week, with the help of a horse trainer. They placed first in […]
Dorchester firm waiting for green light to retool LAVs for Ukraine
A London area military defence contractor is pledging light armoured vehicles it is rebuilding for Ukraine will be faster, better armoured and more lethal than ever. Now, if they can only get federal government approval to do the work. Armatec Survivability, in Dorchester, has an agreement to rebuild 24 armoured vehicles that have been scrapped […]
London pitches province on new homeless and addiction treatment hub
The same group behind a scrapped bid to create a homeless service and shelter hub in a north London motel plans a new pitch to the province.
SIMS: If London isn’t Ontario’s capital for taxpayer frustration, it should be
I did a quick review of the slick Power-Point presentation made for London police that we taxpayers paid for to help persuade taxpayers to pay a lot more taxes. It sure is pretty. Part of an overall communication package called âA Safer City,â there are lots of colourful graphs, fancy typeset and dire warnings that […]
Students experience farm life at Sydenham Fall Fair
The Sydenham Fall Fair continued its tradition of bringing the country to the city on Thursday as more than 800 students from East Ridge Community School got to take in the sights and sounds of farm life on Thursday. The oldest and quite possibly the only still running school-based fair marked its 171st year with […]