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5/18/2012
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Business owners in Port Stanley are thanking mother nature. The holiday weekend is off to a stellar start with temperatures in the 20's and traffic is already increasing on the beach. The forecast for Saturday, Sunday and Monday calls for three straight days of daytime highs in the upper-20's that could feel like the 30's with the humidex. That's about 5 to 6 degrees higher than normal.It's also much better than last year when the long weekend was essentially rained out - two of the three days were wet.Environment Canada meteorologist Dave Phillips says it will be hard to complain about this forecast."It's almost like there's going to be no weather there and I mean that in the sense nothing to get you into trouble, to create any issues with you. There will be driving issue and probably road rage but weather shouldn't be a problem. Maybe a little too much sun and you can lather up and you can do things to prevent any problems there but it looks like clear sailing right from the get-go."With a promising weather forecast for the weekend, vacationers have already begun flocking to the town. As a result business ...
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5/18/2012
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Spring is a time for new beginnings as well as new life in nature.
Plenty of baby animals make their way into the world around this time of year, but if you find some on their own the city doesn't want you to move them.
Kent Lattanzio is the director of operations for London Animal Care and Control and says in most cases, it's better to leave baby animals where you find them.
"The public has a real interest in helping them out, but sometimes they intervene and it's really not the right thing to do. So what happens is they remove the animal and they bring it to us and we're not a wildlife rehabilitator. They think the animal is in distress and it would have been better off being left on its own for the parents to take care of it," Lattanzio says.
He says they receive calls about all kinds of animals with people even bringing them into the office.
"We see raccoons, we see rabbits, all kinds of mammals are brought in to the shelter, birds of all kinds as well," Lattanzio says.
If you find baby animals and aren't sure if they've been abandoned or ...
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5/18/2012
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A little female fawn is recovering after a very dramatic start to her young life.
Officials at Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre in Mount Brydges are nursing the baby deer after its mother spontaneously delivered her after being hit by a car.
The incident happened early yesterday morning in Listowel and the people involved in the crash brought the fawn to Salthaven.
Brian Salt is the centre's director and says the baby is doing just fine.
"She's eating well, there's no problems so far. One of the biggest challenges we're going to face of course is habituation on people because this little one doesn't know who she is," he says.
"She's never seen her mom, the first things she saw were people so somehow we've got to work real hard at getting her to feel comfortable with other deer," Salt says.
He says eventually try to match the baby up with a new doe, but it could be a difficult process. Salt says the fawn may not take to her because of the limited contact she will have had with her own species.
But the fawn could have some company closer to her own age very shortly. Officials with ...
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5/18/2012
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For the second time in less than a week, London Police are investigating a deadly train-pedestrian collision.
The latest incident happened just before 5:30 a.m. when a pedestrian was struck and killed by a VIA passenger train near Third Street and Culver Drive. It is not affecting traffic.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, although Police have yet to identify the individual.
Investigators don't suspect foul play, and say it appears as if it was the pedestrian's intent to be struck.
It was just last weekend another pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in London.
Last Saturday morning, around 2:30 a.m., 20-year-old Trevor Barton was hit at the crossing near Richmond and Oxford.
The circumstances surrounding that collision are still under investigation.
Barton was a centre fielder for the London Badgers when the team won the national midget championship in 2009. This year, he was expected to be a star player for the St. Thomas Tomcats, and was known throughout the league for his speed and skill.Back on March 27th, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train at the Maitland rail crossing near York St.
Witnesses say they saw an unidentified man run ...
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5/18/2012
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A group of boaters found themselves in some hot water early this morning after their boat ran out of gas west of Port Stanley.
Elgin County OPP say the people on the vessel called for help using a marine radio around 4 a.m. Cst. Troy Carlson says they were travelling from LaSalle to Port Stanley when they ran out of fuel and were set adrift.
Two men on board were also described as being ill, with Carlson saying they initially believed it was carbon monoxide poisoning.
The 31 and 32-year-old men, from St. Thomas and London were the first to be rescued from the 32-ft long boat in the joint operation but on by the OPP and the Port Stanley Auxiliary Coast Guard.
The rescue mission took a couple of hours to complete with the two ill men taken off the boat first for medical treatment.
Crews returned for the other three passengers shortly after and everyone made it back to shore safe and sound.
Carlson says this incident is a good reminder to practice safe boating this long weekend.
He recommends leaving a detailed itinerary of your trip, including the route you plan to take, when you plan to ...
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5/18/2012
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It appears Mother Nature will co-operate during the Victoria Day long weekend this year.
The forecast for Saturday, Sunday and Monday calls for three straight days of daytime highs in the upper-20's that could feel like the 30's with the humidex. That's about 5 to 6 degrees higher than normal.
It's also much better than last year when the long weekend was essentially rained out - two of the three days were wet.
Environment Canada meteorologist Dave Phillips says it will be hard to complain about this forecast.
"It's almost like there's going to be no weather there and I mean that in the sense nothing to get you into trouble, to create any issues with you. There will be driving issue and probably road rage but weather shouldn't be a problem. Maybe a little too much sun and you can lather up and you can do things to prevent any problems there but it looks like clear sailing right from the get-go."
Phillips adds it will be a great weekend for camping, gardening or any outdoor activity. He says it's actually a rarity to have three days in a row where great weather is expected.
"There are very very few ...
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