Tag Archives: Ontario
Ontario's new colour-coded COVID-19 restrictions system, explained
On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford unveiled a new system for COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario. The new system will see regions split into one of five colour-coded categories. The coloured tiers are as foll...
Nov 04, 2020
COVID concerns and Halloween
Halloween is coming and it is leaving some concerned about their safety. With the pandemic, it goes without saying that Halloween will look different this year. The days of a lot of people decorating ...
Oct 30, 2020 Photo by Victoria Newman
Shine the light to end women abuse
Every year, the London Abused Women's Centre (LAWC) hosts the Shine the Light campaign. This campaign runs throughout the month of November to raise awareness of violence against women by turning the ...
Oct 28, 2020
Goderich has their first zero waste shop
Recently, Goderich has acquired their first ever zero waste, package free, refillery, plant-based shop. It has been estimated that when we place items in our blue bins that only around 10 percent of t...
Oct 27, 2020
Heritage plaques highlight our past and push us forward
"Heritage plaques are important to people in the London community because it tells the history of our city. As people who live here, we tend to take for granted that this is one of the oldest cities i...
Oct 25, 2020 Photo taken by Victoria Newman
How COVID impacted the mental health of frontline workers
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of London was shut down. However, essential workers were still expected to go to work. These individuals were predominately nurses, doctors, paramedics,...
Oct 18, 2020 Total Shape / Unsplash
The federal government announces plastic ban but what does it entail?
Every year, Canadians throw away 3 million tons of plastic waste and only around 9 percent of it gets recycled. This means that the vast majority of plastics that Canadians are putting into their blue...
Oct 18, 2020
OHL announces plan for return to play, sets start date for Dec. 1
The Ontario Hockey announced today that it plans to return to play beginning on Dec. 1. The league said the return is still subject to additional measures that will be outlined over the next four mont...
Aug 05, 2020 Photo Credit: // BlackburnNews.com
Windsor-Essex to remain in Stage 2 indefinitely
The Ontario government released a statement this morning stating that the Windsor-Essex region would remain in Stage 2 of the province's re-opening plan, for now. Toronto and Peel Region joined the re...
Aug 04, 2020 Alan Levine / CC
Ontario elementary students return to class full time;hybrid learning for most high schoolers
The Ontario government has announced the plans for students in elementary and secondary schools and how they will learn this upcoming year. Elementary students will return in September full time, 5 da...
Jul 30, 2020 Screenshot of today's COVID-19 briefing
