Gerry Dewan

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Gerry Dewan

The Rags to Riches Cat Rescue is located on a three-acre property along Colonel Talbot Road in Norfolk County, just south of Tillsonburg. It started as a registered charity about two years ago, and last June, shelter founder and CEO Tammy DaPalma, co-opted her husband’s garage to house a growing number of cats. “Cats that we’re picking up that have unfortunately had trauma done to them, whether they be shot or claws pulled out or ears cut off, things like that.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Gerry Dewan

The 500-metre stretch of Harris Park’s shoreline from Queens Avenue to Blackfriars Bridge has a very different look after a $2 million makeover. “I think the biggest improvement to this project is adding the secondary pathway,” Shawna Chambers told CTV News. Chambers is Division Manager with the city’s Stormwater Engineering team.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Gerry Dewan

Aspire Food Group, the London-based business that produces food proteins from crickets, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. A receivership order granted in the Toronto Court of Superior Justice has placed Aspire in the hands of receiver FTI Consulting Canada. The decision was based on a filing from Farm Credit Canada, which reports being owed $41.5 million. According to information provided by the company, Aspire was formed by five McGill University students in 2013.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Gerry Dewan

Huge plumes of black smoke pushed into the air over east London on Monday afternoon. The London Fire Department asked residents in the area of Clarke Road and Gore Road to close windows and avoid going outside while the fire was being brought under control. Platoon Chief Jamie Britton told CTV News, “It was a fair bit of heavy black smoke, so a lot of carbon in that smoke, which is very cancer causing. All smoke has some type of carcinogenic in it.

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Gerry Dewan

A hardware issue had patients backed up in London emergency rooms Sunday evening. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) officials say several hospitals in the region were affected by a disruption to the systems which manage patient information electronically. Emergency rooms at the LHSC’s Victoria and University campuses were impacted. The disruption started around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday and affected the hospitals ability to register incoming patients.