Tag: Woodstock
ER wait times at LHSC are getting longer. Here’s what you need to know
The regionâs largest hospital is making progress on moving emergency room patients to inpatient beds faster, but is warning of longer wait times in its two ERs as flu season gets into full swing.
Woodstock politicians vote to spend $2M windfall on homeless centre
Woodstock city council has voted to spend $2M in provincial cash (for surpassing its 2023 housing target) tackling homelessness.
Oxford County’s population expected to nearly double by 2061: Forecast
Armed with revised data, a new projection suggests Oxford Countyâs population will nearly double in less than 40 years.
Pimp’s mom gets house arrest for facilitating sex trafficking
She referred to one of the women her son was sex trafficking as âhired helpâ and âa hooker.â Other victims brought into the scheme were referred to as a ânew family member.â She booked hotel rooms and drove them to meet clients. All of this was to aid and shield her son, while at the […]
Brews News: Advent beer calendars need to be ordered soon
Just like Santa Claus parades, craft brewery Advent beer calendars are starting to roll.
Sentencing delayed as former Woodstock mayor seeks mistrial
Instead of facing a sentencing hearing next week, the former mayor of Woodstock wants a do-over of his first sexual assault trial.
London’s high school football final turfed to St. Thomas
In fast-growing London, where recreational demands are only expected to increase, a place to safely play the final can’t be found at home.
Woodstock surveys residents on possible $100M recreation centre
Woodstock politicians are seeking citizen feedback about a proposed new recreation centre in the cityâs northeast that could cost as much as $100 million. A unanimous vote by city council has paved the way for a North Woodstock recreation facility survey that will allow citizens to weigh in on the proposed facility. They can say […]
Brews News: Costco’s craft beer selection limited, variable
Costco warehouses in Ontario have entered the fray of suds sales in a big way.
500 low-income London families to receive free CO alarms
Forty people have died in Ontario due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning this year, the provinceâs Fire Marshalâs office said Thursday