Category: Churche

London, Ont. – A search of the former Mount Elgin residential school site west of London will go a long way towards healing. That was the reaction on Friday from those with connections to the former institution after it was made public on Thursday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, that the site will […]

BARRIE, ONT. — Grey Bruce is no longer considered one of Ontario’s hot spots as COVID-19 cases trend downward following weeks of surging case counts. Health officials said if the current pattern of decreasing infection rates continues, the region will be “in a good position” to move into Step 3 fully. “Until then, we are […]

WINGHAM, ONT. — Grey-Bruce added another 36 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, leading Ontario in all the wrong categories. “We have a concerning situation related to the surge of the Delta variant. The lSAT report from Public Health Ontario showed 99 per cent of our cases are Delta,” says the region’s Medical Officer of Health […]

ST. THOMAS, ONT. — The operators of a well known soup kitchen in St. Thomas are getting a much deserved vacation, but it doesn’t mean those they help are going without. About 20 different organizations and local churches have stepped up to fill the void so the folks from The Grace Cafe on Talbot Street […]

WINGHAM, ONT. — Lee and Thora Vance were institutions on Wingham’s Main Street from 1955-1998, running Vance’s Pharmacy and living above the store, and their impact is still being felt. “If you needed medication after hours or on a holiday, you could come down here, ring the doorbell, and they’d be right down to fill […]

After 25 years the London Care food drive is looking for greener pastures and it looking to provide more fresh and local produce for those in need. Glen Pearson from the London Food bank says the purpose is to provide the produce to different locations already set up across the city. “People have always wanted […]

A long-time friend of the man killed on Sunday in London, Ont. says he still can’t believe he’s gone. Forty-six-year-old Salman Afzaal, along with his mother, Talat Afzaal, 74, and his wife, 44-year-old Madiha Salman, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumna all died after being struck by a pickup truck. Their son, nine-year old Fayez Salman, […]

LONDON, ONT. — Ontario’s stay-at-home order officially expires today, but what does that mean for local residents as the province has not yet entered Step 1 of its reopening plan? The earliest the province has said that reopening will begin has been June 14. That means that according to the government the restrictions first introduced […]

LONDON, ONT. — Ontario’s stay-at-home order officially expires today, but what does that mean for local residents as the province has not yet entered Step 1 of its reopening plan? The earliest the province has said that reopening will begin has been June 14. That means that according to the government the restrictions first introduced […]

SHIPKA, ONT. — As a few churches challenge gathering restrictions, another in our region has found a way to meet within guidelines. For the second summer in a row, parishioners of Villages United Rural Ministries will meet at the Starlite Drive-in Theatre in Shipka, just east of Grand Bend. The services will be held on […]

KITCHENER — Constitutional challenges by three southern Ontario churches over COVID-19 pandemic restrictions will be heard together in court. On Monday, the Ministry of the Attorney General told CTV Kitchener that the province’s bid to bring together challenges from Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo, the Church of God in Aylmer, and Wellandport United Reformed Church […]

LONDON, ONT — All churches in the Diocese of London will be closed to the public effective Monday, said Bishop of London. Most Rev. Ronald P. Fabbro, C.S.B. Bishop of London Ont., revealed the news on Saturday in a statement, following Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that places of worship will be locked down as of […]