Londoners rally for distraught family
A neighbour’s house burned and the family’s Christmas presents destroyed, Alice Kolendowski had a hard time shaking a certain thought from her head Thursday morning. “I keep on thinking about ...
Brescia remembers Montreal Massacre
Brescia University College commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the Montreal Massacre December 6 at the annual Ritual of Re-membering. "The Montreal massacre took place at a university," said Kim Young ...
City prepares for an emergency
Would London be prepared if a disaster struck? City staff are going to be sure that they are. Around 50 people met at the Emergency Operations Centre in Byron to ...
Not too late to change smoke alarm batteries (letter)
Daylight savings time recently came into effect. The London Fire Department wants to remind everyone to replace the old batteries in their smoke alarms if they haven’t already when they ...
Hooking up new hall
Honouring fire department tradition, London councillor Matt Brown and County of Middlesex Warden Joanne Vanderheyden connect two fire hoses to officially open the new London Fire Department/Middlesex London EMS ...
London Fire Department to hold open meeting
The London Fire Department will have a community meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the North London Optimist Community Centre (1345 Cheapside St.) to discuss plans for a new fire ...
United Way launches 2011 fundraising campaign
At a time when London is facing high unemployment and even higher community needs, the leaders of United Way London & Middlesex have decided to step up and make a ...
United Way Campaign Launch & 3M Harvest Lunch
The London Fire Department and technical rescue team repelled from the ceiling of the John Labatt Centre to present the United Way Campaign goal for the 2011 campaign of ...
Fire fighter’s memorial unveiled
Photo by Mike Maloney/London Community News London Fire Chief John Kobarda stands with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty at the unveiling of the London Fire Fighters' Memorial Monument on Sunday ...
London Firefighter Memorial
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty thanks emergency workers during a memorial for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial ...