Tag: Victoria Park
PHOTOS: Ringing in 2025 at Victoria Park
Londoners gathered Tuesday night at Victoria Park to ring in 2025. The New Year’s Eve in the Park celebration included skating, live musical performances and fireworks at 9 p.m. and midnight. Photos by Mike HensenÂ
Three London ways to ring in the new year with your kids
From family fun in Victoria Park, to history and a monster film double bill, here are three picks to help you celebrate 2025’s arrival.
Owen Sound mayor highlights 2024 accomplishments
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy says the city has made some huge decisions in 2024, including important deals with its neighbouring municipalities, new services for its own ratepayers and renewed agreements with its community partners. Boddy gave his year-end update during the city’s last regular council meeting on Monday (Dec. 16), where he outlined dozens […]
Five things to know about Wear Purple Day (Friday) in London
A key event in a month-long campaign, Wear Purple Day is all about showing and sharing support to help end male violence against women.
LIVE: Remembrance Day in London
LFP journalists are covering the Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph in Victoria Park
Remembrance Day: A banner salute to three London war veterans
Flags on lamp posts around downtown’s Victoria Park, home to the Cenotaph, honour 33 local veterans and salute their sacrifice.
London concerts: Longer, but not louder nights could be in the cards
Allowing select events, including concerts, to run an extra hour is among the rule changes city hall is studying for outdoor festivals.
Remembrance Day: Why some get the day off, but you don’t
While Canadians will take part in ceremonies and moments of silence, by noon it will mostly be business as usual in London.
What’s with London’s freakishly warm fall weather?
London has seen some unusually warm autumn days so far, which have broken records or come close to doing so. Reporter Jack Moulton spoke with Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson about what’s going on, and what to expect. Q: Last week, even Halloween Day, was surprisingly warm. Have there been a lot of records broken, […]
Mother of teen who died helps launch Shine the Light campaign
Dozens of city officials and community members dressed in purple gathered in Victoria Park on Friday for the start of the London Abused Womenâs Centreâs annual Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign. The mother of Samatha Lambert, a St. Catharines teen who was found dead in 2019, lit the Tree of Hope to mark […]