MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. Six London, Ont. festivals are getting help from Ontario to weather the storm that is COVID-19. The province announced $43 million in funding for 439 festival and events Wednesday to make them innovative and safe experiences. The funding is more than double what the province has put forward in the past, and aims to ensure long-term success after taking a serious hit due to the pandemic. Among the London festivals getting funding are: #SaveOurStages: 2021 Summer Stages - $247,500 2021 Forest City film Festival - $72,070 Airshow London presents Skydrive 2021 - $180,000 Country Music Week - $149,881 Rock the Park Presents: LONDON CALLING - $243,500
After being under a cloud of suspicion for years, a Parkhill, Ont.-area family is now relieved to know that someone has been charged in connection with the death of their infant son.