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Written By Olena Riznyk PARKHILL – A new exhibit at the Parkhill Carnegie Gallery is telling a story shaped by loss, reflection, and creative experimentation.Making Mark Art, featuring more than…
Written By Jan Sims MIDDLESEX CENTRE - A report outlining how much was paid last year to Middlesex Centre members of council and Board appointees went before council at its…
Written By Bill Simpson On one of my earliest explorations when I moved down to this area last year, I took the Burwell Road from Longwoods (a couple of kilometers…
Written By Nancy Abra, The London Writers Society (LWS) For weeks, the landscape has been frozen in winter’s grasp. White, blackish-green, tones of grays and browns, lifeless in colour. Our…
Written By John Caverhill Adam Bailey and his wife Gertrude, whose farm adjoined ours, had six sons. After the warl, their third son Harold, just out of the army, started…
Written By Olena Riznyk LUCAN BIDDULPH – Council moved through a mix of planning decisions, infrastructure issues and longer-term policy discussions, with discussions including development pressures and the performance of…
Written By Jeffrey Reed Somewhat lost in the shuffle of news stemming from a current volatile world was the tremendous success of the Canadian team competing March 6-15 at the…
Written By Donna Pammer, Executive Director, Strathroy & District Chamber of Commerce At the Strathroy & District Chamber of Commerce, we witness the heartbeat of our community every day. We…
Press Release from the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex GLENCOE – The Municipality of Southwest Middlesex is proud to announce that the Southwest Middlesex Fire Department has received $36,233.56 in provincial…
Written By David Gomez SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX - A municipal initiative aimed at improving navigation and strengthening community identity is moving ahead, following an update presented to council on March 18.CAO…
Written By Olena Riznyk NORTH MIDDLESEX – At the last council meeting on March 18, members worked through a wide range of items, from major infrastructure projects to internal municipal…
Written By Olena Riznyk NORTH MIDDLESEX – Marcia de Gouw, clinic and facility director of Damen Optimal Health and Fitness, presented council with an update on the clinic’s work and…
Written By Olena Riznyk STRATHROY – Eight students and eight seniors spent seven months painting small squares at Strathmere Lodge–and ended up building something much bigger than a mosaic.Since September,…
Written By Jan Sims ILDERTON - The Ilderton Curling Club’s Owen Henry is back home after a successful showing at the 2026 Brier.“The Brier experience was everything I dreamed of…
Written By Jan Sims MIDDLESEX CENTRE - Results of the 2025 customer service survey were presented to council at its March 11th meeting.The survey was conducted last summer as part…
Written By David Gomez ADELAIDE METCALFE - Council voiced support for expanding veterinary education capacity and received an update on local building activity during the March 2 meeting.Councillors first considered…
Written By David Gomez War casts a long, filthy shadow over the world. It stains everything it touches: bodies, nations, memory, truth. It has done so for centuries, and yet…
Written By David Gomez MIDDLESEX COUNTY - County council received its 2025 year-in-review report for the Middlesex County Connect transit service on March 10, highlighting increased ridership, higher fare revenue,…
Written By David Gomez MIDDLESEX COUNTY - County council has approved the award of a contract for a feasibility study examining the potential creation of a County Archives, marking the…
Written By Jan Sims ILDERTON - A ceremony was held March 12th to mark the official reopening of the Ilderton Arena. On hand for the event, were local dignitaries as…
Written By Olena Riznyk LUCAN – Runners in green lined up outside the Lucan Community Memorial Centre on March 14 as nearly 300 people took part in Lucan’s annual St.…
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Not just about plants and growing things, Heeman’s greenhouse offers some warm winter activities. For example, their Winter Wellness has programs for all ages…
Written By Alan Good I’m a passionate guy. After many years of marriage, my fervour has not waned. Just ask my wife. Years of changes and upheavals have perhaps increased…
Written By David Gomez Have you ever wondered what some of the dishes we buy in stores or restaurants are really made of? What do we actually know about the…
Written By David Gomez WOODSTOCK – Dairy producers gathered at the Woodstock Fairgrounds on Feb. 19 for the 41st annual South Western Ontario Dairy Symposium, where speakers explored current issues…
Written By Carol Small, Middlesex Centre Archives The Municipality of Middlesex Centre comprises the former Middlesex County townships of London, Lobo Delaware and part of Westminster. Among those townships, no…
Written By Brad Harness Reggie had been a good friend for the past decade. He was fun to talk to, thoughtful, and occasionally, helpful. Today was one of those occasions.“Here’s…
In Gaelic, ‘bagpipe’ translates into P’iob mho’r, literally meaning ‘big pipe’.Bagpipes were traditionally made from the skin of a whole animal, most often a sheep. The skin would be turned…
Written By John Caverhill Like most farmers in the era of the general farm, we kept a flock of laying hens which was replaced every fall. Each year in early…