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Steer clear of mowers When I was four years old, I was playing outside when I slipped on the grass and fell underneath a riding lawn mower. I lost my left…

Betty White lives on In 1977, a small group of animal lovers in London created Animalert Pet Adoptions. With our volunteers, in 2021, we fostered and found…

Lions club seeks bicycle donation If you have an adult bicycle that is cosmetically pleasing but needs a little TLC, please consider donating it to the London…

Article content I was in the hospital for eight days during which time I received the most professional care imaginable. The doctors, nurses, PSWs, porters and other staff were caring and efficient in their duties despite being overworked and understaffed. I am so grateful to all members of the ninth floor general surgery department for their diligence, care and relentless efforts to assist their patients. These people are exceptional and deserve recognition. Bill Westgate, London Observant, ho...

Article content I connected with Kev 35A years ago, in high school. At the time, I never expected us to build the friendship we share now. He’s helped me build my business, watched my four kids grow, and I got to witness his life becoming a husband and then a father. Two months into the pandemic, I find out Kevin has cancer. The year where you can’t see your best friend’s smile, let alone share a meal or bond over live music. Kevin is one of a kind, one of my best friends, honest, sincere...

No decoration day at Poplar Hill Cemetery Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will no decoration day at the Poplar Hill Cemetery this year.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will no decoration day at the Poplar Hill Cemetery this year.

Article content Try refreshing your browser, or Nurses rock As nurses’ week approaches, kudos to the excellent staff in the pre-admission, post-anethesia care unit and recovery room at University Hospital. I was one of the last surgeries last week and despite the frustration of cancellation of procedures, redeployment, and fear for their own personal health, the staff were professional, cheerful, responded quickly to my surgical complication and were extremely competent. Dr. James Howard and ...

The lady who was in front of the home confirmed it was free. “I would like to have it,” I said. “There’s just one problem. I can’t put it in my car and take it home about four blocks away.” The lady suggested she could wheel it over to my house. Soon after, another lady came out of her house and said she would call her husband to deliver it for me. I thanked them and continued on my way with my walker to the nearby Food Basics. On my way home from Food Basics, something got stuck in...

Article content Thanks, neighbour Dave Brown has been the paperboy for three generation of my family for three generations, a volunteer paperboy, that is. An 86-year-old, volunteer paperboy. Actually, he’s a neighbour who shares his copy of The London Free Press, a neighbourly act that’s become essential during the last year. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Reader to Reader: April 10 Back to video Most evenings at 6:45 p.m. I hear a knock a...