Environmental groups use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to warn about Line 5

Interlochen Public Radio
he massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River 15 years ago polluted the water and shoreline and left oil-coated wildlife. More than a million gallons of oil was recovered along a more than 35 mile stretch of the river.
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LFP Letters to the Editor: July 25, 2025

LFP Letters to the Editor: July 25, 2025
London Free Press
A Free Press reader says Canadians are not "nasty and mean," but rather resilient and innovative.
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Environmental group says EGLE is not looking at all the risks of a Line 5 tunnel

Interlochen Public Radio
he National Wildlife Federation says Michigan's environment department should fully review what damage drilling the tunnel for a new pipeline segment might cause.
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Hometown Guide: From a road trip idea, a kind of time machine is born

Hometown Guide: From a road trip idea, a kind of time machine is born
London Free Press
ou can go far back in Indigenous history near Strathroy. This is Part Two of Postmedia's How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.
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Sleeping Bear historian explores the Indigenous history of Michigan’s islands

Sleeping Bear historian explores the Indigenous history of Michigan’s islands
Great Lakes Commission
his weekend Anishinaabe historian Eric Hemenway will share more Indigenous history of the daily lives of the tribes who made the Great Lakes their homeland. Hemenway’s free classes will focus […]
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Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce

Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce
The Lucknow Sentinel
People "released to the sidewalk" are sometimes faced with starting over without identification, transportation, money, immediate medical needs or shelter, a new report says
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How do you say it? Michigan’s tricky-to-pronounce place names

Interlochen Public Radio
The "You Say It How in Michigan?" website has pronunciations for hundreds of place names and even notable Michiganders like Smokey Robinson, Gilda Radner and Madonna.
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‘Stop stealing or go elsewhere’: Judge tells serial shoplifter

‘Stop stealing or go elsewhere’: Judge tells serial shoplifter
London Free Press
Shane Kargus was told by a Sarnia judge it’s obvious shoplifting in this city isn’t going to work out for him.
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London researcher, Sarnia harmonica player named to Order of Canada

London researcher, Sarnia harmonica player named to Order of Canada
London Free Press
A London researcher who focuses on poverty and homelessness and a celebrated harmonica player and composer from Sarnia are among 83 people appointed Monday to the Order of Canada. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced the appointments of Cheryl Forchuk and Mike Stevens for their contributions to the nation. “Forchuk is an esteemed nurse scientist at […]
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London Eats: Core café offers busy customers organic food on the go

London Eats: Core café offers busy customers organic food on the go
London Free Press
A new downtown café hopes to encourage Londoners on the go to choose healthy food options, its owner says.
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Cash-strapped Thames Valley school board cuts two senior positions

Cash-strapped Thames Valley school board cuts two senior positions
London Free Press
Thames Valley District school board is "phasing out" two of its highest-level jobs and shuffling superintendent positions as part of a restructuring plan
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Why police officers will be going back to school in the fall

Why police officers will be going back to school in the fall
London Free Press
Proposed Ontario legislation that would give the province more oversight of school boards includes a mandate to put police back in schools
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