Tag: women
‘He was just gone’: Missing man’s sister appeals for tips in 2022 disappearance
Rumours have swirled through the Lake Erie village of Port Burwell about the fate of a man who disappeared without trace more than two years ago.
Ex-Woodstock mayor used cocaine during Zoom council meetings: Witness
A witness testified Friday that Trevor Birtch used cocaine during city council meetings on Zoom when he was mayor of Woodstock
Woman describes repeated assaults at ex-Woodstock mayor’s trial
Editor’s note: This story contains details about alleged assaults and sexual assaults that may be disturbing to some readers. She told a harrowing story about what happened on a drive to Turkey Point. Thatâs where the woman, aged 39, who says she was routinely sexually assaulted by former Woodstock Mayor Trevor Birtch, 49, said they […]
Christine’s Clothes Closet pledges $15K to Wingham CT scanner campaign
Christine McGrath, owner of Christine’s Clothes Closet, and her team have pledged $15,000 to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation’s Caring Together campaign to fund a new CT scanner for the hospital. McGrath has been operating the casual women’s fashion boutique since 1989 and is a longtime supporter of the hospital, including hosting annual spring and fall […]
Aging downtown London ambulance base getting much-needed overhaul
Londonâs core ambulance base is getting some much-needed upgrades, the first phase of an overhaul of the aging building snapped up by Middlesex County earlier this year.Â
LFP Archives: The mystery of the meticulous $450K bank heist
This feature by reporter Kelly Pedro was first published on the front page of the Aug. 21, 2004 print editions of The London Free Press It was supposed to be a normal Monday morning for the eight Bank of Montreal employees. But Jan. 30, 1996, would be anything but normal â a team of professional […]
London lawyer disbarred, ordered to pay $64K in legal fees
A London lawyer has lost his licence to practice and must pay $64,800 in legal fees “owing to his total disregard for the judicial process,” a tribunal has ruled.
Nibi Chronicles: A conversation about Ojibwe history in Fur Trade Nation | Great Lakes Now
Editor’s Note: “Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A direct descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe, she lives and works in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her two books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and she is at work on a children’s story.
Search for missing London women zeros in on man who knew both of them
An organization searching for two missing Londoners is trying a new strategy â seeking people who spoke to a man involved with both women. Please Bring Me Home is putting up posters with the face of Ronald Kevin Fangrad, now deceased and long a person of interest for police in the disappearances of both Kathryn […]
Weather change slows fishing at Salmon Spectacular, but fun continues
It was a lazy day at the salmon derby Wednesday, when a brisk north wind chased fishermen off the bay in the morning and afternoon. Fewer fish were weighed in than usual and by early afternoon there had been no change on the leaderboard over the past 24 hours, organizers said. It was overcast and cool […]