New housing complex with affordable units helps fill rural housing gap

Though cities tend to have the greatest need for affordable housing, rural areas, such as Plattsville in Oxford County, also are feeling the pinch. Addressing the need for more affordable homes within its borders, Oxford County is celebrating the opening of Ingrid’s Place, a 30-unit housing complex for seniors featuring 22 units designated as affordable, […]

Great Lakes Now talks “Love Canal” with American Experience Executive Producer Cameo George

Great Lakes Now talks “Love Canal” with American Experience Executive Producer Cameo George

American Experience’s “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal” tells the dramatic and inspiring story of ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families.

In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump.

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Plans for big new Talisman development submitted to Grey County

Up to 370 homes in a “mountain resort village” are proposed for the former Talisman Mountain Resort property. Grey County planner Scott Taylor noted in his staff report about the application Thursday that this draft plan of subdivision application must go through agency assessment and public consultation processes before his department will weigh in with recommendations.  […]

Builders’ study downplays traffic concerns amid 3,800-home proposal

The billion-dollar development that would build more than 3,800 homes near Oxford Street and Wonderland Road in bustling northwest London will also add 1,750 vehicles a day to the area, traffic impact study on the project states. But the report also states road changes to the proposed subdivision should be able to handle the additional […]

Firefighters make second-floor rescue in $400K apartment blaze

One person was hospitalized and 10 people were forced out of their homes after fire did an estimated $400,000 damage to an apartment building southeast of downtown on Thursday evening. Firefighters rescued at least one person from a second-floor apartment, London Fire Department officials say. Fire officials said it was just after 7 p.m. when […]