Police are telling drivers to be cautious after numerous reports of crashes in the area.
Lambton OPP issued a statement Friday morning asking drivers to think twice before venturing out.
School buses have been canceled in Elgin County
Police have been busy responding to vehicles in the ditch along London Line and Hwy. 402 between Oil Heritage Road and Airport Road.
No injuries have been reported but road conditions there and in other areas of the county are reportedly poor, Lambton OPP said.
There have also been reports of drivers in the ditch along Hwy. 401. The asked drivers to keep their eyes and ears open for the emergency vehicles that are out there assisting stranded motorists.
"Please adjust your driving to the conditions you are experiencing. That means slow down, keep your mind on your driving, eyes on the roadway and hands on the steering wheel," a statement released by police said.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Baby Joseph backers want cash
omentum is growing for the so-called Save Baby Joseph movement, with supporters asking for donations and petitions and protests popping up on Facebook.
Friday morning, the family of 13-month old Joseph Maraaachli set up an account and asked people to send donations that would help cover costs associated with their fight to bring their sick baby home to Windsor to die.
But they weren't alone.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which is now paying the family's lawyer, Mark Handelman, is also asking for donations in its website.
Meanwhile, the Save Baby Joseph Facebook page was filling up Friday morning, with requests for followers to sign petitions, sign up for protests and join mass prayer movements.
Friday morning, the family of 13-month old Joseph Maraaachli set up an account and asked people to send donations that would help cover costs associated with their fight to bring their sick baby home to Windsor to die.
But they weren't alone.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which is now paying the family's lawyer, Mark Handelman, is also asking for donations in its website.
Meanwhile, the Save Baby Joseph Facebook page was filling up Friday morning, with requests for followers to sign petitions, sign up for protests and join mass prayer movements.
1 in 6 cops over $100K
One in six London police officers made more than $100,000 in 2010, a 68% jump from 2009.
Between police officers and civilians, 104 London police employees joined the $100,000 club — 42 more than 2009.
The force released the list of employees Thursday to comply with the Sunshine Law requiring police forces, municipalities and other agencies funded by the province to disclose employees earning more than $100,000.
The timing of Thursday’s release of officers earning six-figure salaries comes as the union representing officers is taking heat from some politicians and the public for its demands in a new contract.
Police are eyeing a 3% annual increase to keep pace with what officers in other Ontario forces earn.
Contract talks will start in March. Mayor Joe Fontana has warned he’s prepared to play hardball, saying he would consider going to an arbitrator if the city and police can’t reach a deal.
And even a modest contract settlement will propel about 95 of the force’s sergeants — who make between $96,564 and $98,989 — into the Sunshine Club for 2011.
Chief Brad Duncan said some officers had outside help in cracking the $100,000 threshold last year.
Eight received payment from the federal government — six for the G20 summit and two from the Olympics — and another 12 reached the threshold after being paid by business owners for special events, Duncan told the police services board Thursday when the numbers were released.
“Based on their regular salary only, they would not have reached the threshold of $100,000,” he said later.
Many others were officers working overtime in specialized units, such as the guns and drugs unit, Duncan told the board.
Retired police Chief Murray Faulkner tops the list at $229,089 with another $5,581 in taxable benefits.
Duncan is behind him at $189,339 with $9,453 in taxable benefits followed by deputy chief Ian Peer at $184,745 with $9,405 in taxable benefits.
In 2009, 62 officers made the list. The force has 587 officers and 212 civilians.
Officials have defended the police salaries in the past, saying the mid-1990s Ontario Sunshine Law is outdated and the pay threshold needed to make the list should be updated to account for inflation since then.
Duncan said all public sector salaries have increased since the law was first introduced and the police are no different.
“We’re aware there’s more officers reaching that threshold within our service, but that’s not unlike other public sectors that are experiencing the same rise.”
Though the number of police officers and civilians on the list has jumped, it’s still fewer than the fire department, when 116 London firefighters made the list in 2009.
Between police officers and civilians, 104 London police employees joined the $100,000 club — 42 more than 2009.
The force released the list of employees Thursday to comply with the Sunshine Law requiring police forces, municipalities and other agencies funded by the province to disclose employees earning more than $100,000.
The timing of Thursday’s release of officers earning six-figure salaries comes as the union representing officers is taking heat from some politicians and the public for its demands in a new contract.
Police are eyeing a 3% annual increase to keep pace with what officers in other Ontario forces earn.
Contract talks will start in March. Mayor Joe Fontana has warned he’s prepared to play hardball, saying he would consider going to an arbitrator if the city and police can’t reach a deal.
And even a modest contract settlement will propel about 95 of the force’s sergeants — who make between $96,564 and $98,989 — into the Sunshine Club for 2011.
Chief Brad Duncan said some officers had outside help in cracking the $100,000 threshold last year.
Eight received payment from the federal government — six for the G20 summit and two from the Olympics — and another 12 reached the threshold after being paid by business owners for special events, Duncan told the police services board Thursday when the numbers were released.
“Based on their regular salary only, they would not have reached the threshold of $100,000,” he said later.
Many others were officers working overtime in specialized units, such as the guns and drugs unit, Duncan told the board.
Retired police Chief Murray Faulkner tops the list at $229,089 with another $5,581 in taxable benefits.
Duncan is behind him at $189,339 with $9,453 in taxable benefits followed by deputy chief Ian Peer at $184,745 with $9,405 in taxable benefits.
In 2009, 62 officers made the list. The force has 587 officers and 212 civilians.
Officials have defended the police salaries in the past, saying the mid-1990s Ontario Sunshine Law is outdated and the pay threshold needed to make the list should be updated to account for inflation since then.
Duncan said all public sector salaries have increased since the law was first introduced and the police are no different.
“We’re aware there’s more officers reaching that threshold within our service, but that’s not unlike other public sectors that are experiencing the same rise.”
Though the number of police officers and civilians on the list has jumped, it’s still fewer than the fire department, when 116 London firefighters made the list in 2009.
Joe was $10,000
The outcome in London’s 2010 mayoral race was dramatically different than the 2006 contest for Joe Fontana, who surged to an upset win last fall over rival Anne Marie DeCicco-Best.
One detail, though, remained unchanged for Fontana: the ex-MP once again ended the campaign with a small deficit — spending about $10,000 more than he took in from donors, he says.
“Raising money for any campaign is probably the most challenging (part),” said Fontana, who estimates his successful campaign spent between $110,000 and $120,000.
He shrugged off the deficit’s significance, noting his campaign has already made up the $10,000.
Exact campaign figures are not yet public, but Fontana’s shortfall — indicated in paperwork requesting an extension on the campaign period’s deadline — is among the first intriguing details to trickle out.
Most campaign costs and donations must be made public at City Hall by March 25.
For those who, like Fontana, requested an extension, details regarding costs and donations in that extended period must be filed by September.
One detail, though, remained unchanged for Fontana: the ex-MP once again ended the campaign with a small deficit — spending about $10,000 more than he took in from donors, he says.
“Raising money for any campaign is probably the most challenging (part),” said Fontana, who estimates his successful campaign spent between $110,000 and $120,000.
He shrugged off the deficit’s significance, noting his campaign has already made up the $10,000.
Exact campaign figures are not yet public, but Fontana’s shortfall — indicated in paperwork requesting an extension on the campaign period’s deadline — is among the first intriguing details to trickle out.
Most campaign costs and donations must be made public at City Hall by March 25.
For those who, like Fontana, requested an extension, details regarding costs and donations in that extended period must be filed by September.
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