Central Elgin is establishing a planning department to prepare for a population surge driven by Volkswagen’s massive electric vehicle battery plant scheduled to open in neighbouring St. Thomas in 2027. A largely rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, Central Elgin announced Tuesday it starting a “transformative initiative” by seeking a planning manager, senior planner and planning […]
A leading financial agency is forecasting solid economic growth for London, defying fears of a downturn amid a trade and tariff war between the U.S, and Canada. The Conference Board of Canada in its recent major city insights report, predicts the London and region economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, after growing […]
Southwestern Ontario mayors are bracing for job losses due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, but remain optimistic
A $7-billion factory is already transforming the city. Might cargo drones be next? This is Part Five of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
One of Ontario’s largest working farms for sale has hit the market just outside London for $72.1 million, only to be met with a chilly response from potential buyers due to tariff threats on agriculture exports to the U.S. The 930-hectare (2,300-acre) farm is located about 1.5 kilometres from Lake Erie in Malahide Townshp and […]
The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]
Where trains once brought in the world, worldly thinking is now riding new rails in St. Thomas. This is Part Three of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
St. Thomas city council has a new member – and he's been appointed to replace the departed politician who beat him by a mere five votes in the 2022 civic election.
U.S. President Donald Trump's 30-day pause on tariffs on Canada-made vehicles did little to ease concerns in the London region's auto sector
Ontario automotive assembly plants could shut down within a week of being hit with a U.S. tariff on their vehicles, some industry observers say. Car dealers in the U.S. have seen inventory on their lots steadily growing for more than a year. There are now about three million unsold vehicles, and a 25 per-cent-price increase […]
St. Thomas will soon be home to Canada's largest factory but is thinking beyond industry to meet its "Brighter Future" vision for itself.
Home to a factory being built by Volkswagen that could become the largest in Canada, and auto parts plants that employ thousands, fears over Donald Trump tariff threats abound on the Ontario election campaign trail in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London. LFP reporter Brian Williams digs into the political realities and what the three major parties […]