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 […]
London’s Hard Rock Hotel – the first one in Canada – opened on Wednesday at 100 Kellogg Lane. Take a look inside with these photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
A London restaurateur has opened what she says will be the city’s first zero-food-waste eatery. After two years of planning, designing and building, Jess Jazey-Spoelstra officially opened the doors to Los Olivos on Tuesday following a soft launch during the weekend. “This was my baby,” said Jazey-Spoelstra, who opened Bear and Frankie’s at Covent Garden […]
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 […]
It happened so fast. Easton Cowan, Landon Sim and Jacob Julien all scored in a 31-second span in the final minute of the first period. London’s outburst stunned the 3,350 Tuesday at Erie Insurance Arena and the Knights’ Game 3, 4-0 win has pushed the Otters to the brink of second-round elimination. “It was a […]
Televised candidates’ debates in London ridings held by Rogers tv have been marred by no-show Conservative candidates. Conservative candidates in four ridings – Adam Benni in London West, Kurt Holman in London-Fanshawe, Stephen Gallant in London Centre and Andrew Lawton in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South – were absent from Rogers tv televised debates recorded recently and […]
Ashley Bourget told the police officer she should have been given “a Purple Heart” instead of a first-degree murder charge. “I shouldn’t go to jail for murder. I should get a Purple Heart instead,” she said through loud sobs during her police interview on June 16, 2021, referring to the U.S. military honour. The interview […]
Year-end exams loom for Thames Valley District school board students except for those in certain grades and teachers aren’t happy about it.
During construction of its signature downtown Cornerstone building in 2011, Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) faced sudden criticism of the ambitious and taxpayer-funded project. Some council members and city officials complained about a $2.2-million overrun and delay, because of what they called “luxury features” in the renovation of a historic building at York and Richmond streets. […]
A 22-year-old from the Toronto area was killed in a vehicle crash north of Innerkip in Oxford County on Monday afternoon, police say. Oxford County OPP said they, along with firefighters and paramedics, were called to a collision between a sedan and a commercial motor vehicle at the intersection of Oxford County Road 8 and […]
The boys soccer teams from two Woodstock high schools, College Avenue and Huron Park, played at City Wide field in London on Monday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com