Tag: Training
Widow bristles at lawyer’s questions about texts, car sketch
The widow of a Toronto-area businessperson who was fatally shot lashed out at the lawyer representing the man accused of killing him in 2014
‘Gave people so much’: Teenage London homicide victim mourned
Candles burned Monday at a memorial to a London teenager in the parking lot of a public housing complex where the 18-year-old died after allegedly being stabbed Friday night. People close to Abdul Hashim, known to his friends as âZeko,” remember the Sir Wilfrid Laurier secondary school graduate as a hard-working teen with “a heart […]
Widow testifies to shock, fear after husband’s fatal shooting
St. THOMAS â The terrible, decade-old memories appeared to be as fresh to Eva Willer Frigo as the day she saw her husband shot to death. âThere was a shot,â she said, and paused. âAnd Don was on the ground.â The 56-year-old widow of Caledon businessperson Donato Frigo began her testimony Monday at the Superior […]
Skilled trades co-op pilot concludes with plans to expand
A pilot program giving local students training in energy sector skilled trades resulted in new learning, job offers and future skilled trade co-op positions, according to facilitator NII Explore. Earlier this year, 25 high school students from Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) became the first to enrol in the NII Explore Energy Co-op, a specialized […]
London police chief outlines new protocol for vetting international trips
Londonâs police chief defended the need for international training missions while outlining his new procedure for vetting trips abroad. Chief Thai Truong briefed the cityâs police services board on the new framework for vetting and approving trips by police employees outside Canada for training and conferences. âIf weâre trying to make sure that this community […]
Bruce County firefighters trained together in Tobermory on weekend
About 75 Bruce County firefighters gathered in Tobermory this weekend to train together, hone their skills and learn new ones. It was the 30th year the county has run a fire school, which Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt believes might be the only county fire school like it. The firefighters have full-time jobs […]
Canadian Army reservists to conduct winter survival training near London
The winter training exercises will take place in residential areas and on farm land in Lobo between 7 a.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
Army convoy to roll through region
Military vehicles will travel through London and Lambton County on Wednesday as part of Canadian Army training.
Elgin County hosting search and rescue training exercises this week
Elgin County is set to play host to a large-scale multi-agency search and rescue training exercise this week.
Military vehicles to return for vehicle training
You may once again see military vehicles on local highways, but there’s no need for alarm.