HURON – Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special air quality statement as smoke from wildfires in the west begins clouding the Huron County area. The June 5  statement encompasses southern Huron County, Bluewater, Goderich, northern Huron County, Wingham and Blyth. According to a press release from Huron Perth public health, wildfire smoke […]






A local childcare provider says she’s getting the runaround when it comes to subsidized rates through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system.  “There are no spaces left to expand (under the CWELCC system) according to what the government divvies up to every county,” Joan Finlay, owner of Unique Minds Childcare Inc. in […]






Tucked behind a splash of neon pink, Rebel Layne is Wortley Village’s whimsical new Italian restaurant, where cherry blossoms drip from the ceiling and green vines trail the walls. 





The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]





In recent elections, all credible political parties have had to present detailed climate platforms. Its absence was seen as a key driver in the Conservatives’ loss in 2019, so much so that Erin O’Toole ensured their 2021 platform had something of substance on climate.  Apparently, no more. The absence of strong policy, or even discussion, on […]