Winter storm: Christmas break begins early as schools closed Friday

Thousands of students in the London area will get an early start on the Christmas holidays as the region’s two major school boards decided to close schools Friday when a storm packing snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures is expected to hit. Both the Thames Valley and London District Catholic school boards announced Thursday afternoon […]

Wave of closures announced ahead of ‘crippling blizzard’ Friday

A nasty winter storm that’s been warned about all week and is forecast to arrive Friday has prompted closures and weather declarations in Grey-Bruce. Environment Canada is warning of a “crippling blizzard” across all of Grey-Bruce starting Friday morning and Saturday. Winds will gust up to 100 kilometres per hour and snowfall accumulations of 25 […]

Concerned citizens call meeting about Talisman plans

People concerned about the scale of development proposed for the former Talisman ski resort in southeast Grey County have called a public meeting next Thursday. Erica Ferguson is one of the Dec. 29 meeting’s organizers. She sits on a committee established by the proponents of the Talisman development to gather local input. She grew up […]

Area schools closed Friday due to storm forecast

All Bluewater District School Board, Avon Maitland District School Board, and Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board schools and offices will be closed on Dec. 23 due to the inclement weather conditions forecasted for the area. At BWDSB, secondary schools will switch to online learning on Friday and elementary students may wish to visit TVO Learn […]