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Some news. I've retired from @LFPress after about 40 years in journalism. Thanks to everyone who shared their stories with me! I will be on this site a bit longer but am now on Bluesky as well. randyrichmond.bsky.social
Police, Crown, jails oversight...case raises questions about all three. lfpress.com/feature/assault-…
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Thrilled to say that I am now represented by the wonderful Saffron Dodd at @ashliterary ! Saffron's passion for my YA SFF was out of this world & she took extra time to answer every single question so I felt 💯💯% confident in my choice. So excited to see what we accomplish😊
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A man who died after being found unresponsive in his cell at London’s Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre is being remembered as someone with a big personality and “good heart.” tinyurl.com/msdsmf4c #ldnont
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Tenants displaced by a March 2022 Tillsonburg apartment fire are still waiting to go home. The landlord’s rep says they want them back and are working as fast as they can amid supply issues. @BrianWatLFPress shares their stories: tinyurl.com/27hr65sm #swont
Breaking: plan for homeless hub in motel and in women's shelter scrapped
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First details of homeless hub plan revealed. lfpress.com/news/local-news/…
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OPINION: @mikeREagent, executive director of London Development Institute, says developers are ready to help London fight homelessness tinyurl.com/47xu7bx4 #ldnont
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LFP Exclusive: In a seismic shift, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s are going separate ways, scrapping a formal collaboration agreement and restructuring several joint ventures including their highly rated Lawson Health Research Institute. tinyurl.com/2p99ss7a
Met the donor of $25M for new homelessness system in #ldnont. Engaging, energetic, pragmatic, successful business exec and philanthropist. lfpress.com/news/local-news/…
Good morning. I’m coffee-ed up and ready to chat about this story.
LFP reporter @RandyRatLFPress spent two years on his latest special project, The Boy With Two Names. He will be answering subscriber questions this Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon here ➡️ tinyurl.com/yaerrsnn #ldnont
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Failure or forfeiture: How a huge probe into an alleged biker-linked illegal sports betting ring fizzled in court
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A story about a fragmented family in a fragmented country. Worked a while on this one with some courageous survivors.
The Boy With Two Names is an LFP special project a year in the making. It examines the Sixties Scoop that tore Indigenous children from their homes, how it fractured a family and led one son onto a deadly path toward #LdnOnt's troubled provincial jail:
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It took five years of approvals, setbacks, legal fights and pandemic curveballs, but London’s most marginalized now have a place built just for them. @JenatLFPress takes a look at the city's set-to-open permanent supervised drug-use facility: tinyurl.com/4h5zjn5u #ldnont
At news conference, #ldnont business leader Marcus Plowright announces another $1.3 M to fund created by $25M donor. More than 160 donors pledged $650000, matched by original donor.
Here's everything you need to know about London's 'audacious' new homeless plan: tinyurl.com/59vc8yuv #ldnont
London unveils “transformational”system to help homeless people. #ldnont
Here's everything you need to know about London's 'audacious' new homeless plan: tinyurl.com/59vc8yuv #ldnont
Mayor Morgan calls for hiring 52 more police officers in part to make #ldnont safer for women and children.
At state of city address, #ldnont mayor announces new LTC routes to Fanshawe College and industrial areas.