Brian Williams

London

Journalist at London Free Press

London Free Press Journalist

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Loved ones pay tribute to man who died after alleged 17-beer visit to bar

3 days ago | lfpress.com | Brian Williams

WOODSTOCK – The siblings of the man who died following a fall outside a Woodstock bar where provincial investigators allege he was served 17 beers are remembering him as a gentle soul who loved his children. They also believe the circumstances around the death of Mike Goss at age 59 were more complex than what’s been suggested in the attention-grabbing allegations from officials with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
The time is now to start pushing for a new St. Thomas hospital: CEO

5 days ago | lfpress.com | Brian Williams

As St. Thomas grows, its hospital needs to follow suit, say officials who presented to city politicians their push for a new one to support the surging local population. Karen Davies is chief executive at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital – the only hospital in St. Thomas and surrounding Elgin County.
The time is now to start pushing for a new St. Thomas hospital: CEO

5 days ago | stthomastimesjournal.com | Brian Williams

St. Thomas hospital officials are making a case to city politicians for a new medical centre to support the region’s surging population. Author of the article: • Local Journalism Initiative reporter • Article contentAs St. Thomas grows, its hospital needs to follow suit, say officials who presented to city politicians their push for a new one to support the surging local population. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Measles outbreak: London-area parents advised to move up shots for kids

6 days ago | lfpress.com | Brian Williams

As measles cases continue to rise in regions surrounding London, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is urging parents to seek early vaccination for children under the age of five. The risk of measles in Middlesex County and London is low, the health unit said Thursday, but as “travel for work, sports and family visits throughout Southwestern Ontario is common” the following is recommended:Infants (six to 11 months): should receive one dose of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Embattled Southwestern Ontario retirement home sold: Realtor

1 week ago | thespec.com | Brian Williams

A Southwestern Ontario retirement home that closed as its former manager was charged following a $200,000 fraud investigation has new ownership. A listing posted to Facebook by realtor Marius Kerkhoff, days after Trillium Care Communities Norwich closed its doors to residents on Nov. 11, indicated the 20-bed retirement home was under contract. In a latter post, Kerkhoff said the retirement home at 25 Main St. E. in Norwich – a small community south of Woodstock – had been sold.
St. Thomas police called to clashes at elementary school, high school

1 week ago | thespec.com | Brian Williams

Officers responded to incidents at two separate St. Thomas schools this week involving students making threats, police say. The first incident was on Tuesday when officers were called to an unidentified high school after a student threatened a member of the administration, St. Thomas police stated in a news release on Friday. Officers went to the school and after an investigation were able to connect the student and their parents to mediate the situation, police said.
$5M lotto winner steps forward on eve of ticket's expiry: Officials

1 week ago | lfpress.com | Brian Williams

It was April 17 when the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. urged the person who bought in Woodstock the winning May 4, 2024 Lotto 6/49 ticket to come forward before the one-year expiry date – this Sunday. Within days, someone contacted them, lotto officials say. Provincial lottery officials say they have a tentative answer to the $5-million question that’s gripped Southwestern Ontario: Who bought the uncashed seven-figure ticket that’s set to expire this weekend?
65 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford as total hits 450: 'Noticeable rise'

1 week ago | lfpress.com | Brian Williams

The London-area health unit at the centre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began tracking them weekly. Southwestern Public Health, the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas, is reporting 65 news measles cases since April 24 as of Thursday. The jump is the largest seven-day increase since the health unit’s epidemiology team began tracking weekly case counts on Feb.
Another boil-water warning issued in Oxford County

1 week ago | thespec.com | Brian Williams

A third Oxford County community has been issued a boil water advisory over the past two days by public health officials. In Ingersoll, a town of about 14,000 people in Oxford County, residents who use the municipal water supply were issued a warning on Wednesday by Southwestern Public Health – the health unit for Oxford and Elgin Counties and St. Thomas – after samples indicated potential water contamination, officials say.
Q+A: Ex-radio host Andrew Lawton's priorities as new Conservative MP

2 weeks ago | lfpress.com | Brian Williams

Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory. Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London West riding in 2018. Why the transition to federal politics and what was behind your drive to seek office? A.