London-area home sales are the latest casualty in the U,S.-Canada tariff and trade war.
As spring slowly (very slowly) arrives in Bruce County, the local horticultural society looks forward to busy times planning, planting, weeding and learning. They were grateful Kevin Voisin of Starseed Acres was able to take time from his busy schedule April 16 to present an overview of his operation. Starseed Acres, located near Walkerton, is […]
The For Our Youth (FOY) club gathered on April 26 for a chilly but productive meeting at one of our favourite locations — the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). We saw some familiar faces at the March Break Ripley and District Horticultural Society meeting, but stormy winter weather prevented us from getting together in February, […]
Back in the fall, Austin Elliott was waived through the entire Western Hockey League. On Wednesday, the London goaltender heard his name being chanted at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium after the Knights booked their third straight trip to the OHL final. “It was (amazing),” the 20-year-old from Strathmore, Alta., said. “To have that many of […]
Provincial lottery officials say they have a tentative answer to the $5-million question that’s gripped Southwestern Ontario: Who bought the uncashed seven-figure ticket that’s set to expire this weekend? It was April 17 when the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. urged the person who bought in Woodstock the winning May 4, 2024 Lotto 6/49 ticket […]
A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.
Some London homeowners were still waiting for the power to come back on more than 24 hours following a powerful storm that knocked over trees and forced the closings of four schools and a golf course. City crews and private tree companies fanned out in west and south London on Wednesday to clear branches and […]
A new parking zone on Queen Street limits drivers to a three-hour timeframe. “Our Business Improvement Area (BIA) members requested this change to help better serve their patrons,” said Jennifer Lawrie, Kincardine’s manager of legislative services/clerk, in an April 29 news release. “It helps to make sure that there is parking in spaces appropriate to […]
The driver of a school bus has been charged following a collision involving a young cyclist in Kincardine. Around 3:20 p.m. on April 25, South Bruce OPP were called after a student on a bicycle was hit by a school bus on Russell Street, according to an OPP news release. Police said the student had […]
An Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh resident is facing multiple charges after being stopped by police in Lucknow. Just before 1 a.m. on April 27, a South Bruce OPP officer stopped a vehicle travelling along Campbell Street and, through that interaction, the driver was placed under arrest and transported for further testing, according to an OPP news release. The […]
A spring storm blew across London Tuesday, toppling trees and leaving nearly 12,000 homes and businesses without power. The late-afternoon storm brought rain, hail and powerful winds gusts of nearly 70 km/h that lasted for about an hour before the sunshine returned around 5 p.m. “For a quick storm, there was quite a bit of […]