As the school year winds down and students and teachers prepare for summer break there’s an excitement in the air that is felt even by those long retired from education. That energy and feeling of anticipation was evident at the final meeting of the South Bruce Retired Women Teachers of
By Julia Roeder
An April survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation found nearly 70% of U.S. farmers say they cannot afford fertilizer. It also found almost half of Midwestern farmers report they cannot afford all the supplies they need.
London has been begging for better passenger rail service for decades, and it might just have more ammunition to make it happen after government leaders from Michigan to Toronto joined the call to improve Via service in Southwestern Ontario. Representatives with Via Rail and Ontario municipal leaders between Toronto and
The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation recently announced a contribution of $85,170 from the Leland and Thora Vance Fund. Administered through the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, the donation is being used to support the purchase of a new ultrasound machine for Wingham’s hospital, the Foundation said in a June 17
Even before trade tensions between Canada and the United States became an existential threat for Southwestern Ontario manufacturers, Dave Johnson, general manager at London-based Ursa Manufacturing ULC, said he had been “avidly” looking for opportunities to diversify the products the company makes. After all, about 75 per cent of the
Two reporters, from university journalism programs in Ottawa and Montreal, are joining the London Free Press this summer.
Canadians are shying away from going to the United States but their appetite to travel is still strong