Thames Valley school board spent $225K on Navigator PR firm. Why?

London Free Press
The embattled London-area public school board spent more than $225,000 on advice from damage-control consulting firm Navigator in 2021 and 2022, documents obtained by The Free Press show – but officials won't say why.
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Letters to the Editor: December 4, 2024

London Free Press
King Street will be known as the final battle in our city council and administration's war against the car.
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Thames Valley works to grade top official – with few details on his ongoing leave

London Free Press
As the Thames Valley District school board develops a Queen's Park-mandated policy for evaluating its education director, the last top boss remains off work but collecting his paycheque after almost three months.
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What is lake-effect snow, and why does it slam the London region so often?

London Free Press
Londoners know it when they see it, lake-effect snow closing in and blanketing the region.
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Fanshawe College details $20M research grant – its biggest ever

London Free Press
Fanshawe College is getting $20 million from Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to develop virtual reality training tools for first responders, the single largest research grant in the college’s history.  
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OFA sends government messages about threatened American tariffs

The Lucknow Sentinel
Doug Ford was a no show at the OFA AGM due to security issues
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Man accused of kidnappings, sexual assaults arrested in London

London Free Press
A man accused of pretending to be a rideshare driver and allegedly sexually assaulting multiple women in the Toronto area has been arrested in London, police say.
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Five Londoners charged in crackdown on Hamilton street gang

London Free Press
Five Londoners are among two dozen people charged amid a crackdown on a Hamilton street gang linked to shootings across southern Ontario, police say.
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Woodstock’s 2024 housing starts performance a mystery

London Free Press
After exceeding its annual province-set housing target for 2023, Woodstock is either on the cusp of reaching its 2024 goal, or well-short of the objective, depending on who’s keeping track.
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New Indian restaurant in downtown London promises a ‘twist’

London Free Press
A new eatery steps from London’s Via Rail station is joining London’s booming Indian food scene.
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54 games! Easton Cowan extends stunning point streak in road win

London Free Press
The Ottawa 67’s are the only thing standing between Easton Cowan and Ontario Hockey League history. The London Knights star’s regular-season point streak reached 54 games with an assist in a wild 6-5 victory over the Saginaw Spirit before 3,865 Saturday at the Dow Event Center. He can match Maple
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Londoner Taylor Elgersma wins Hec Crighton trophy on eve of Vanier Cup

London Free Press
Taylor Elgersma is being celebrated as the best player in Canadian university football.
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