Max Martin
London Free Press
London, ON, Canada
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Scalping clampdown: Ontario bans reselling hot-ticket campsite bookings
The province is cracking down on Ontario Parks campsite scalpers as high demand for camping has spawned underground resales of reservations for profit. → Read More
ANALYSIS: The pandemic may spark agriculture shift to 'smarter farming'
Call it a case for smarter farming, with more year-round production. → Read More
Summer camps to Queen's Park: We're ready when you are
Campfires, kayaks and Kumbaya singalongs could be primed for a comeback this summer. → Read More
Plan to camp this summer? Better book your spot soon
If you can’t find a summer cottage rental in Southwestern Ontario and your Plan B is camping, better start thinking of a new backup. → Read More
The latest pandemic sacrifice? Ash Wednesday services at many churches
The COVID-19 pandemic will force many churchgoers in Southwestern Ontario to sacrifice a common tradition to start off Lent: Ash Wednesday services. → Read More
Affordable housing plan killed as Mt. Brydges residents rail against it
Strathroy-Caradoc officials are reworking a proposed affordable housing development in Mt. Brydges after the plan drew backlash from locals who questioned its… → Read More
Huron County opens isolation space for homeless with COVID-19
It's part of a series of steps to address increasingly visible homelessness in the rural area → Read More
London retirement home admits it erred in telling caregivers they could get COVID-19 vaccine
A London retirement home says it incorrectly told essential caregivers to seek COVID-19 vaccines at the Western Fair Agriplex despite the fact they aren’t… → Read More
In one tiny long-term care home, two-thirds of residents battle COVID
A second resident at a small South Huron long-term care home has died amid a COVID-19 outbreak that’s infected nearly two-thirds of all residents. → Read More
Hundreds of recruits bound for local police college despite lockdown
Hundreds of recruits from across Ontario will arrive in Aylmer next week for training at the Ontario Police College despite surging COVID-19 caseloads locally… → Read More
2021's first baby something special for two pandemic frontline workers
At a time when health-care workers have become the frontline faces of the pandemic, it’s only fitting that married London doctors welcomed the city’s first… → Read More
We are a Santa and Mrs. Claus: Here's how COVID-19 has upended our routine
It’s a holiday tradition for countless families: kids line up at malls, in downtown squares and at private parties, eagerly waiting to meet the big man in red and get their photo taken. → Read More
Beloved Belmont dad, 44, becomes London region's youngest COVID-19 fatality
A 44-year-old Belmont man is being remembered as a devoted husband and father with a one-of-a-kind sense of humour in what’s believed to be the region’s youngest COVID-19-related death. Martin Haalstra died Sunday from complications from COVID-19, a family friend said. “Martin was very generous, he would do anything for anybody,” longtime friend Denise Clark, […] → Read More
Befogged by glasses fog? Here's some tips for mask-wearing
It’s winter’s cruellest COVID-19 twist for the bespectacled: endless fogging up of glasses. And the one-two punch of mask-wearing and cold weather is set to make the issue even worse. → Read More
Controversial pastor: Ticket won't deter anti-restrictions protest efforts
A provocative Aylmer church pastor, who’s pushed the envelope on COVID-19 restrictions, made sure everyone knew he was ticketed by London police for attending a rally against public health measures to fight the spread of the virus. → Read More
Good grief! Could fresh Christmas trees be COVID's next shortage?
Much like toilet paper, yeast and freezers before them, Christmas trees could be hard to score this year because of the pandemic. → Read More
Watershed experts rip Ford government's proposed changes to conservation laws
A Southwestern Ontario conservation authority is decrying proposed changes to a provincial law included in the province’s recent budget bill, arguing they could hurt watershed management. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is urging Premier Doug Ford’s government to reconsider the changes it says could undermine conservation authority powers, create more red tape and allow […] → Read More
Time trial: Southern Ontario township four-day work week pilot going smoothly
Zorra Township is two months into a four-day work week pilot project and “so far, so good,” municipal officials say. “Anecdotally so far, staff feel like their work week is more focused and productive,” Zorra Mayor Marcus Ryan said. “But time will tell, for sure.” The 13 staff affected by the project have been split […] → Read More
Bayfield stretches Christmas into month-long celebration
It looks like Christmas won’t be cancelled in the village of Bayfield. → Read More
Small towns find banner new ways to honour veterans on Remembrance Day
Smaller communities in Southwestern Ontario are finding alternative ways to honour veterans with Remembrance Day ceremonies mostly cancelled because of the… → Read More