Senior facing drug charges after $51K in controlled substances seized

London Free Press
A South-West Oxford senior faces a slew of drug-related charges after police seized an estimated $51,000 in controlled substances during a traffic stop in Ingersoll.
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Small towns brace for big jump in police costs: ‘Nothing you can do’

London Free Press
After abrupt increases to the Ontario Provincial Police budgets, area communities are among Ontario municipalities forced to rethink their 2025 spending plans. Here’s a look at how some governments in the region are affected by jacked-up police costs. ZORRA TOWNSHIP Prior to the OPP announcement it was raising costs to
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Officials reject McDonald’s proposed on flood-prone northeast London land

London Free Press
A committee of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has rejected a proposal to build a strip mall and McDonald’s on a flood plain in northeast London. The authority’s hearing committee decided Tuesday to reject the application from Royal Premier Homes at 1310 Adelaide St. N. and 795 Windermere Rd
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One killed in rural Southwestern Ontario crash: Police

London Free Press
One person is dead after a crash near Ingersoll, Ontario Provincial Police said on Tuesday morning.
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Fires – one suspicious – disrupt classes at two London-area high schools

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A fire Friday morning that forced hundreds of students and staff to be evacuated from a London-area high school is suspicious, police said.

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Sport notes: Western University women win national cross country title

London Free Press
The Western women’s cross country team won its first national university title in 34 years in dominant fashion this past weekend at Mission Recreation Park in Kelowna, B.C. The Mustangs scored 60 points from their top finishers, including Ashley Maguire (fifth), Olivia Roussel (eighth), Sandra Guga (14th), Sophie Coutts (16th)
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24-year-old killed in crash involving car, flatbed truck

London Free Press
A 24-year-old Oxford County resident was killed Sunday when a car and a flatbed truck collided in Zorra Township. The crash occurred on Oxford County Road 68, formerly called Highway 2, between Lines 29 and 31, east of Thamesford, at about 6 p.m., Oxford OPP said. The driver of the
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Nearly 1,500 workers returned to work Tuesday assembling electric cargo vans, as the battery shortage that shut down the Ingersoll manufacturer for six months has been solved, said Mike Van Boekel, ch

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Cami workers are back on the job.
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Area municipality takes community engagement up a notch

London Free Press
A new electronic feedback system will allow Ingersoll politicians and other decision-makers a quick shortcut to find out what the public thinks about community issues. Read More
Ingersoll

Kijiji ad opens door to world of movie making for local videographer

London Free Press
A film shot in Woodstock, Ingersoll and Toronto five years ago is getting an audience finally when it premieres at a Woodstock theatre on Saturday. Read More
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American food distribution giant unveils $50M Ingersoll plant

London Free Press
Ingersoll’s newest corporate player had just started building its new $50-million distribution centre when it came to the conclusion the plant would need much more space than it had originally planned. Read More
Ingersoll

Accusations, denials after debate in heated area federal byelection

London Free Press
The candidate running for the Conservatives in the federal byelection in longtime stronghold Oxford said he was barred from participating in a community debate by organizers – a “disheartening” allegation an event official denies. Read More
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