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Trouble contacting city councillors
Some students in the master of arts in journalism program faced a challenge when working on a class project for their new media course. The problem? Trying to get into contact with a few London city councillors. The MAJ students are interviewing the councillors in order to gather information about each person, find out which…
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Londoners shine light on energy conservation
London is looking to hear how you conserve energy and hopes you’ll help others do the same. That’s the idea behind a new website launched by the City of London. Known as reduceimpact.ca, the site encourages citizens to share the steps they take to reduce the amount of energy they use. People can enter a postal…
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Turning trash into cash generates jobs
Just a few weeks ago, Dan Smith was surviving off nothing but his monthly $850 Canada Pension Plan cheque and donations from the London Food Bank. The 65-year-old London native had been unemployed for a year. Then Impact Junk Solutions took a chance on him. “It has been pretty rough getting through (it),” he said.…
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Gold medallist savours past while looking to the future
The crowd rises to their feet and the cheers that fill the arena become louder. 6…5…4… Jayna Hefford looks up to the scoreboard, a smile forms on her face as the clock ticks down. When she looks back at that moment, she says, “It’s still sort of hard to believe.” **** It all began for…