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Affectionately known as “Dickie the Druggist,” Van Bree was a pharmacist, merchandiser and landlord. His first drug store was located in a two-story building near the southwest corner of Main Avenue and present-day S. Elm Street.
Van Koevering brothers Adrian and William were a photography and printing team, helping one another to keep their businesses successful.
LONDON, ONT -- There’s been a major windfall for residents of Middlesex County, as the sale of the historic former courthouse building in downtown London has been finalized. “By all indications Middlesex County’s going to continue to grow very rapidly in a post-pandemic world,” said county CAO Bill Rayburn of the $36-million sale to York Developments, which also includes the former health unit building next door at 50 King St. In addition, the county is set to close a $6-million sale of a piece of vacant property in the west end of Strathroy, known as the Strathmere lands....