City, homeless advocates reach agreement that ends hunger strike
An agreement between city officials and a coalition of frontline homelessness workers has ended a hunger strike on the steps of city hall.
Day: 17 May 2024
Jobs aplenty, but unemployment rising. What gives in London?
Thousands of jobs going begging, more coming down the pike and still London’s jobless rate is going up. The question is why?
UPDATE: Funnel clouds possible in parts of southwestern Ontario
Weather experts say conditions outside are right for the development of funnel clouds in some areas.
Status quo or no? That’s election question as London Mayor Ed Holder backs Josh Morgan for top job
The quiet civic election shaping up in London offers voters one key question, a veteran political observer says: Are you content with the status quo?
No-show charge dropped as convicted Sarnia boxer starts 30-month sentence
A charge of skipping a court hearing and briefly going on the lam is dropped against him, Sarnia competitive boxer Blake Loxton found out on the first day of his 30-month sentence for sexually interfering with a young intoxicated girl.
7th annual Vic Hayter Memorial Trot coming up this Sunday at Clinton Raceway
The 7th annual Vic Hayter Memorial Trot goes this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Clinton Raceway.
Police investigating theft of expensive tools from job site
Wellington County OPP are investigating a recent theft of tools from a job site in Wellington North.
Londoner Evelyn Walsh hangs up blades, ending skating partnership with Trennt Michaud
Evelyn Walsh is hanging up her competitive figure skates to hit the books this fall.
Sister killed brother in fight over hamburger, court statement reveals
She tried to tell police that a stranger had broken into her father’s home and stabbed her teenaged brother to death, even going so far as to sit down with a police sketch artist to draw an image of a suspect.
Trouble filling vacancies at ‘all-time high’
The unemployment rate edged up by 0.3 of a percentage point in July in the local economic region which includes Grey-Bruce, to 4.3 per cent. The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region and Kingston-Pembroke region are tied for third-lowest in the province, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board said Friday in a release. The provincial unemployment […]
Grey Transit sees huge ridership increase
The expansion of the Grey County Transit Route lead to a 240% increase in average ridership since April 1, 2022
Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
From lead pipes to PFAS, drinking water contamination is a major issue plaguing cities and towns all around the Great Lakes. Cleaning up contaminants and providing safe water to everyone is an ongoing public health struggle.
Keep up with drinking water-related developments in the Great Lakes area.
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Illinois:
- Sludge containing forever chemicals spread on Illinois farmland – Chicago Tribune
Sewage sludge is contaminating thousands of acres of northeast Illinois farmland with toxic “forever chemicals,” a Chicago Tribune investigation found.
