Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell

Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell
The London Free Press
Londoners should use extreme caution in flooded areas as streams and rivers rise due to warmer temperatures and more rain, officials with the region’s conservation authority say. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority issued a warning on Wednesday, saying it expects local waterways “to keep rising due to runoff from
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U.K. author’s graphic novel links his London to ours in ‘time-space fracture’

The London Free Press
“There’s a Thames River, there’s a Middlesex County, there is Hyde Park. It’s like an alternative version of London, England.”
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London teen drowns, child rescued at Ipperwash beach

The London Free Press
A teenager from London drowned and a child was rescued by bystanders at Ipperwash beach on Monday, provincial police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. to reports of swimmers in distress at the Lake Huron beach near East Parkway Drive in Lambton Shores, Lambton County OPP said Tuesday.  An 18-year-old was found unresponsive […]
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Conservation officials warn: Don’t get burned by giant hogweed

The London Free Press
London-area conservation officials are warning the public to be wary of an invasive plant which can pose serious health risks.
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Officials turn to public for cash to save more endangered baby turtles

The London Free Press
London-area conservation officials are eyeing an expansion of its incubation lab for endangered baby turtles and seeking donor funds to make it happen this spring.
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It may look like winter but city-owned golf courses set to open

The London Free Press
After a long winter, London's municipal golf courses are teed up to open for the season.
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‘Significant flooding’ possible as up to 75 mm of rain forecast: Upper Thames

The London Free Press
Londoners could be in store for the worst flooding in seven years as up to 75 millimetres of rain is expected to fall by early Thursday, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority warns. Forecasts are predicting between 30 and 75 millimetres of rain across the Upper Thames watershed, the authority said in a flood warning […]
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Weekend rain could mean London-area flooding: Environment Canada

The London Free Press
Forecast heavy rain and frozen ground could result in flooding this weekend in the London area, Environment Canada says.
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Ontario’s homeless population, in homeless encampments, is likely growing

The Lucknow Sentinel

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario calculated there were at least 1,400 homeless encampments in the province in 2023

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