Grey County purchasing building for transitional/supportive housing

Grey County is moving to purchase a building on 14th Street West in Owen Sound to serve as transitional and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. At its meeting on Friday, Grey County council passed a resolution that pursuant to the terms of a conditional agreement of purchase and sale, the county purchase the land […]

Schools step up to help Maple Leaf Foods staff new London plant

Maple Leaf Foods put out the call, and London schools have answered. The food giant is building a state-of-the-art food processing plant that will employ1,600 workers. Its staffing needs will be helped by new food industry training programs offered by Fanshawe College and the London Training Centre. The schools have developed food handling and production […]

Politicians endorse 17-storey Victoria Park apartment building

A contentious development proposed for the edge of Victoria Park, delayed for years after it was repeatedly punted by council, just got a whole lot closer to reality. A seemingly endless battle about where and how to develop around London’s Victoria Park turned a corner Monday, as city politicians on the planning committee voted 4-1 […]