Fire guts unit in supportive housing complex, damage pegged at $50K

Damage was estimated at $50,000 after fire broke out in an apartment inside a highly supportive housing complex on Dundas Street downtown, London Fire Department officials say. It was shortly after 11 a.m. when fire crews were called to 362 Dundas St. – the location of what’s dubbed House of Hope, which was opened by […]

‘The smiling coast’: Rotary delegation returns from Gambian trip

After an eye-opening trip to the Gambia last month, local service club delegates hope to continue their spirit of collaboration, as well as their new friendships. Fate played a role in making the journey a reality, according to Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise’s Glenn Smith, past-president and current treasurer. He noted that Mayor Darrin Canniff […]

‘Immaculate vibes’ for students’ concrete sled races at Boler Mountain

Hundreds of students battled London’s freezing temperatures Saturday to attend an engineering sled competition that turned Boler Mountain into a high-speed concrete toboggan track. About 450 engineering students from 18 universities gathered for the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, which returned to the city for the first time in about a decade amid flurries and […]