London Free Press
If you plant into dry soil, when you water the seeds, water will run off the top and over the sides, potentially taking the seeds with it.
London Free Press
A combination of heavy rain and a forecast double-digit high is setting the stage for flooding in the London area. Throw in a snowpack holding the equivalent of 75 to 110 millimetres of water and it all adds up to flooding in low-lying areas such as parks and places that flood frequently, the Upper Thames […]
London Free Press
Two people were taken to hospital after fire tore through an east-end motel room on Monday morning, London Fire Department officials say. It’s unclear when the blaze broke out, but officials posted a photo on social media showing fire crews working in the dark to battle the flames in a room at the American Plaza […]
London Free Press
Provincial police urged drivers in the London region to stay off the roads as blowing snow created white-out conditions while the largest local hospital prepared for a crush of injured patients Saturday afternoon. OPP in Middlesex, Huron and Perth counties asked drivers to avoid unnecessary travel with flurries and gusting winds sending snow flying across […]
London Free Press
More than 100 people braved blowing snow and frigid temperatures Saturday morning for the chance to sign up for a family doctor in London, a city with 71,000 people who don’t have one. As of 9:05 a.m., five minutes after doors opened to Grow Family Health at 320 Adelaide St. S., dozens of people were […]
The Lucknow Sentinel
Following multiple weather-related postponements, the Lucknow legion was finally able to hold its annual public speaking competition on Feb. 23. In the primary division, Rory Miltenburg took first place, Martha Kraft was given second place, and Teliah Terpstra came in third. All four of the primary speakers are students at Brookside Public School. The junior […]
London Free Press
Snow, of which  we’ve had plenty this winter, helps to regulate the temperature of the ground. Once it begins to melt, it fills up our waterways and reservoirs. Many plants rely on the cold weather to germinate seeds. Poppy and lupine seeds germinate best when planted in the snow for a minimum of five weeks. […]