A combination of heavy rain and a forecast double-digit high is setting the stage for flooding in the London area. Throw in a snowpack holding the equivalent of 75 to 110 millimetres of water and it all adds up to flooding in low-lying areas such as parks and places that flood frequently, the Upper Thames […]
Provincial police urged drivers in the London region to stay off the roads as blowing snow created white-out conditions while the largest local hospital prepared for a crush of injured patients Saturday afternoon. OPP in Middlesex, Huron and Perth counties asked drivers to avoid unnecessary travel with flurries and gusting winds sending snow flying across […]
Three days of advance polling in Ontario’s Feb. 27 election open Thursday. Here’s all you need to know if you want to cast your ballot ahead of time. Jonathan Juha reports. THE BIG PICTURE With one week to go in Ontario’s snap election, its first mid-winter vote in 44 years and the first early election […]
It’s been a banner season for Boler Mountain. The London ski hill opened on Dec. 14, a week ahead of schedule, and has been packed ever since, thanks to an unseasonably snowy winter. “Mother Nature has been very kind this year,” said Greg Strauss, a member of Boler’s management team. “It’s been a fantastic season.” […]
London is in the path of a Family Day weekend winter storm that was expected to drop as much as 30 centimetres of snow on the region, Environment Canada says. The national weather agency issued a winter storm warning for London and much of Southwestern Ontario that started Saturday morning and was expected to last […]
More snow. More problems. Despite Wiarton Willie’s assurances earlier this month of a waning winter, the season’s end seems even further away after another dumping of snow overnight Wednesday and into early Thursday morning. All school buses in the region are cancelled. Environment Canada issued a blowing snow advisory for the area Thursday morning. The […]
The Township of Huron-Kinloss declared a Significant Weather Event as of 3 p.m. today, Feb. 12, in response to a forecasted major winter storm. All roads and sidewalks maintained by the Township will be in a “state of repair” until further notice, according to the Township. According to Environment Canada, snow is expected to be […]
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