LOCAL HEADLINES

School’s out for summer!

Two area MPs are critical of the approach the Liberal government is taking on the issue of gun buybacks.

The pick-your-own strawberries season at Potters Road Berries is winding down this week.

What was life like in southern Ontario in the 1820s?

Tillsonburg’s annual budget process will be changed by recent provincial legislation.

Canada Day promises to be a busy one for those looking for a way to celebrate our country’s heritage.

There is an increased #OxfordOPP police presence in Town of Tillsonburg for an active Police Investigation.

As the House of Commons prepares to go into summer recess, Canadians are still waiting for a plan on how the government will be spending their money.

At its June 3 meeting, planning staff from Oxford County shared a report with SWOX councillors saying the village of Mount Elgin has recently been experiencing, and is expected to continue to experience, considerably higher than previous levels of growth and development.

Economically, Tillsonburg has been through half a decade of turmoil, said Tillsonburg Deputy Mayor Dave Beres, as he introduced Daniel Tisch Echevarria, president and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, keynote speaker at a May 21st Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Chamber networking lunch.

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.