News and notes from Monday meetings at city hall: City politicians endorsed a 3.5 per cent raise for themselves this year. The policy dictating pay for councillors and the mayor – recommended by an independent task force – allows for an inflationary raise each year, as long as non-unionized city worker wages aren’t frozen. Those […]
Owen Sound city council pay and expenses were provided in a report to council Monday. Mayor Ian Boddy was paid the most, $56,760.26 in salary and per diems, and claimed $289.32 in expenses. Councillors Travis Dodd, Scott Greig, Brock Hamley, Marion Koepke, Carol Merton and Richard Thomas were paid $25,051.60 in salary and per diems, […]
A new strain of bird flu spreading around the globe has been found at a poultry farm in the Thamesford area, east of London, an industry group says. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), said Monday the “highly pathogenic” H5N1 strain of avian flu has been found in two poultry flocks in southern Ontario. The agency […]
London patios soon could get the green light to serve more customers outdoors as outdoor COVID-19 capacity exemptions come to an end. A push from two city politicians to loosen capacity rules in London earned unanimous support from council’s planning and environment committee Monday night. “Having these opportunities, especially in the downtown core, I think […]
The worker-starved London labour market may see an influx of job seekers as a child-care deal between the Ontario and federal governments removes a barrier to employment, London and area business groups said Monday. Employment surveys done for agencies and the City of London have cited child care — which can cost more than $1,000 […]
A London business that specializes in high-end watches and dental jewelry remained closed Monday, three days after an employee was injured in a brazen gunpoint robbery. Several suspects armed with guns entered Ronaldo’s Jewelry and Ronnie’s Grillz at 275 Wharncliffe Rd. North, just north of Oxford Street, on Friday around 5:40 p.m. and demanded merchandise, […]
A river for everyone Re: River group wants city council to change course on Springbank Dam (March 26). As a lifelong Londoner, I swam at the beach in Fanshawe Lake, now closed to swimmers for health reasons. I also relished celebratory boating activities held on the river. The river’s current state greatly disappoints me. The […]
The Bluewater District School Board hopes to learn in the coming weeks if a request to up-size a planned new school in Markdale will be accepted by the province. Earlier this year, the board sent a letter to the Ministry of Education requesting an increase in project scope for the replacement of Beavercrest Community School […]
Sunny weather, bikinis and board shorts, the salt spray of the ocean – surfing tends to conjure a very specific image in most people’s minds, and it’s on the ocean coasts, not the freshwater ones in the Midwest.
But to a small community around the Great Lakes region, surfing looks very different – featuring more full-body coverage and ice-cold weather.
The London Lightning extended their season-starting winning streak to 11 with a big victory over Windsor on Sunday. LFP photojournalist Derek Ruttan was there to capture the action:
Perth County OPP have closed a section of Highway 86 just outside of Listowel following a crash.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is waiting for their building permit to start construction on the new Western Clean Energy Sorting and Recycling Centre in Kincardine.
