LOCAL HEADLINES

Concerns environmental fallout from Donald Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill could migrate north of the border have come to roost at the Long Point Bird Observatory (LPBO).

There is rising demand for Helping Hand Food Bank services in Tillsonburg.

Norwich councillors are hoping to get answers to how to solve some of its road issues soon.

There won’t be wedding bells heard at town hall anytime soon.

The opening of Osmow’s Shawarma in the Northgate Plaza brings a Mediterranean option to town.

A perceived delay in responding to two incidents of vandalism against the Pride flag at Emily Stowe Public School was the result of scheduling conflicts and a desire to send out a carefully crafted response, Norwich Township’s mayor and CAO say.

In a staff report made to South West Oxford (SWOX) Council on June 3, township staff “strongly recommend” council refuse the request to be an “unwilling host” for any proposed wind energy projects.

A Tillsonburg woman made history in several ways when she received an international towing award.

The Gemini baseball team finished fifth at the recent OFSAA West Regional playdowns.

Lindsey Mejaski was the recipient of the Town of Tillsonburg’s quarterly Volunteer Achievement Award, presented at the May 26 council meeting.

There was a sense of nostalgia as the team behind the new banners listing past athletic champions of Glendale High School gathered to look at their efforts.

The Kinsmen Bridge will be replaced this summer.

TurtleFest was another success, setting records in several different ways over the weekend.

Four first-year medical students from Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry had a taste of rural medicine and life last week.

TurtleFest Annandale House activities include movie on the lawn, live turtle interaction

At its regular council meeting on May 20, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council considered a revised concept design completed by Corby Kirwin, a civil engineering technologist, for its new municipal office, child care and library building located west of Highway 19 on Mount Elgin Road.

When the Tillsonburg Thunder hit the ice this fall, it will be as a part of a different league.

The Tillsonburg Gemini baseball team remains alive in Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) baseball contention following an extended rain delay.

At its regular council meeting on May 20, SWOX council passed a by-law subjecting properties with stormwater infrastructure in Mount Elgin, Brownsville, Salford, Sweaburg and Beachville to a storm-water fee to provide for storm-water management utility in future. The fee is higher for properties in Mount Elgin because there is more stormwater infrastructure to maintain and plan for in the future.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oxford’s MEGABike fundraiser didn’t attract mega people on the first outing, but it was still deemed a success.