Tag: Training
Experts fret as summer toll of Southwestern Ontario drownings hits 12
The heavy summer drowning toll in Southwestern Ontario underscores the need to better communicate water safety messages, some experts say. Two people drowned in Lake Erie over the weekend, in Leamington and near Turkey Point, raising the toll from that lake alone to four deaths this summer. There have also been at least eight other […]
Funeral set for third London-area military reservist killed in crash
The third victim in a New Brunswick car crash that killed three local Canadian Armed Forces reservists was a Komoka native with plans to pursue a career in policing.
Knox Church Kincardine: Helping the community for 175 years
Knox Kincardine has been a part of the community since 1849, supporting the residents and local organizations in many ways. In early days, the Knox Missionary Society started the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT), a mission band and a young woman’s auxiliary. Today, the church hosts initiatives such as the Good Food Box, United Way’s […]
Flooring firm must pay $87K over worker’s injury at London job site
A flooring company must pay $87,500 as its penalty for a workplace incident that left an employee unconscious after exposure to carbon monoxide while working at a London job site, provincial officials announced on Friday. The punishment was levied after BNE Concrete Floors & Coatings Inc. pled guilty in provincial offences court to violations of […]
Grey Bruce Public Health issues opioid alert following fifth fatal drug poisoning this summer
A fifth suspected fatal drug poisoning this summer prompted public health to issue an opioid alert to community partners this week. Grey Bruce Public Health said in a media release the most recent suspected fatal overdose, along with three non-fatal drug poisonings, took place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6. Two of the overdoses, including […]