Double-digit pay boost proposed for deputy mayor, budget chair
Eight days into the new year, London Mayor Josh Morgan is flexing his “strong mayor” muscle to give the deputy mayor and budget chair new roles, and a raise to go with them.
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Ex-London cop among five charged in $194K drug bust
A former London police officer who resigned while facing a criminal charge five years ago is one of several Southwestern Ontario residents swept up in an OPP-led drug and gun investigation. Provincial police officers from various units, along with London and Woodstock police, searched three vehicles and five properties in London, Woodstock, Wallaceburg, Tillsonburg and […]
Georgian Bluffs moving towards allowing hens in residential areas
Georgian Bluffs is moving towards allowing backyard hens in residential areas, but in-town residents will have to wait a little while longer before they are gathering breakfast from their backyard. At a committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, Georgian Bluff council directed staff to proceed with an option to permit poultry in residential areas […]
United Way launches campaign to boost ‘unlivable’ social assistance rates
United Way Elgin Middlesex is pushing for increases in social assistance rates, launching a month-long advocacy campaign with a town hall event on Monday.
Group planning to form pickleball club out of Kemble arena
Pickleball fever has taken over the Township of Georgian Bluffs and there are now plans in the works to establish a pickleball club at the Kemble Community Centre. Local pickleball proponent Bret Shepley was at a Georgian Bluffs committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday where he outlined a plan to introduce an organized pickleball […]
Canada Life donates $1M to support Kids Help Phone
London-based Canada Life has made a $1-million donation to Kids Help Phone, a nationwide crisis line for youth that the insurance giant hopes other corporations will support.
Days-long deep freeze set to descend on London region
Cold weather may have arrived late to the London region, but it’s about to bring a bone-chilling reminder that Canadian winters aren’t for the faint of heart.
Police report: Man sought in gun, drug bust arrested; vehicle torched
A man wanted following a gun and drug bust at two homes in London’s Westmount neighbourhood in late December has been arrested and charged, London police say.
Weapons seized after police arrest hatchet-wielding man
Sarnia police arrested a man and seized several weapons after responding to a report of a man wielding a hatchet.
Average home price falls in 2023 in Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound area
Home prices fell by 7.7 per cent to $640,044 on average in 2023 over the year before, the December Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound update says. When just looking at December, the value of all homes sold was $55.3 million, down sharply by 19.6 per cent from the same month in 2022. Yet […]
Judge mulls sentences for men who aided boilermaker’s unknown killers
Andrew Chute’s killers were dropped off in London after his shooting death, court has heard, but remain unidentifed.
As extra shelter beds open, number of Londoners sleeping rough drops
A new homelessness system and extra short-term shelter beds have eased fears about the number of Londoners sleeping outside this winter, front-line leaders say.
