In previous years, London Transit has partnered with Tourism London, Fanshawe Conservation Area and Fanshawe Pioneer Village to offer a summer weekend service to the Conservation Area and Pioneer Village from Argyle Mall and Masonville Mall called Route 400. Due to significant construction projects in the Conservation Area, service on …
Read More »Health Officials and Police Concerned About Rising Fentanyl Issues In London
A spike in the number of opioid-related deaths late last year, has caught the attention of local agencies and organizations on the front lines of the opioid crisis in London. The Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario recently reported that nine opioid-related deaths occurred in London last November and …
Read More »LHSC Medical Technician Charged With Sexual Assault
A London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) medical technician is facing charges after a woman reported being drugged and sexually assaulted during an electroencephalogram (EEG) procedure in the hospital’s Outpatient EEG Clinic. The incident was reported to police on May 11, 2018 and an investigation was launched. The victim underwent the …
Read More »On The Beat: June 5th
Here are your local headlines for the morning of Tuesday, June 5th: ‘Worldwide attention’: What to expect as killer nurse inquiry starts 5 Jun 2018 at 6:47am Oakridge pair rows to gold in St. Catharines 5 Jun 2018 at 6:43am Big-time developer’s old jet gets new life at Fanshawe College …
Read More »Billington, Coulter Amongst Those Named To London Sports Hall of Fame
Today at a press conference at Budweiser Gardens, the London Sports Hall of Fame named their 2018 inductees. National Hockey League goaltender Craig Billington, Canadian Olympic volleyball player Al Coulter, para-Olympic and world championship swimmer Adam Purdy, and soccer player and builder Tom Partalas will all be inducted this year, …
Read More »City Wants Help Shaping The Future of Parks and Recreation
The City of London is working on a new Parks and Recreation Master Plan that will provide direction in the City’s investment in parks, recreation programs, facilities and sport services for the next decade and beyond. The City would like Londoners input. Residents are being asked to share how they …
Read More »Google Doodle Is Celebrating Tom Longboat Today
It’s great to see Canadiana in the mighty Google’s great “Google Doodle” feature today, as they are honouring Tom Longboat, an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Indian reserve near Brantford, Ontario; who for much of his career, was the dominant long distance runner of the time. Today would …
Read More »How London Fared In CAA’s Worst Road List Released Monday
The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) put out their annual “worst roads” list on Monday, to “highlight” the top 10 worst roads in Ontario. Drivers could go online to the CAA website and vote for what they consider the worst roads in their region. No roads in London made the province-wide …
Read More »City Seeking Input On One River Environmental Assessment
Londoners are invited to share their feedback on the next stage of the One River Environmental Assessment, at a Public Information Centre (PIC) on Wednesday, June 6th. The City of London is hosting the PIC to gather input on three streams of river-based projects as the One River Environmental Assessment …
Read More »On The Beat: June 4th
Here are your local headlines for the morning of June 4th: Fringe Review: Dog’s Misery Swamp bit of a quagmire 4 Jun 2018 at 7:03am Families protest deaths at London jail, share their grief 4 Jun 2018 at 6:59am Walk-off homer extends Majors winning streak 4 Jun 2018 at 6:56am …
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