{"id":24233,"date":"2023-09-15T04:55:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=24233"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:55:35","slug":"things-to-know-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/things-to-know-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Things To Know This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s what to know for the weekend<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Western Fair comes to an end:<\/strong><\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> After another successful year, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernfair.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Western Fair<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be coming to an end this weekend. If you still havent had the chance to attend, you will still be able to get tickets at the gate or you can order them <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernfair.ca\/tickets-2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Last day will be Sunday the 17th, and will end at 11pm. As always the fair will be returning next year.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Terry Fox run coming up:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The annual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/terryfox.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Terry Fox Run<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be returning to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariossouthwest.com\/listing\/springbank-park\/1768\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Springbank Park<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this Sunday. 43 years ago, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terry_Fox\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Terry Fox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ran his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/terryfox.org\/terrys-story\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marathon of Hope<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to raise money for cancer. His plan was to walk across Canada. Starting in St. Johns Newfoundland, Fox made it all the way to Thunder Bay, Ontario before subduing to his cancer. Registration is in person at 8 am Sunday the 17th, at Springbank Gardens. All proceeds will go to the Terry Fox Foundation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/run.terryfox.ca\/28240\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more details.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Comic Con return:<\/strong><\/span> Want an autograph from your favorite comic book actor? Or meet one of your favorite comic creators? Well <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londoncomiccon.ca\/\">London Comic Con<\/a> is making a return this year. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1228007\/\">Brendan Wayne<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Mandalorian\"><i>Mandelorian<\/i><\/a> to the 1977 tv series \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077031\/\"><i>The Incredible Hulk<\/i><\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0002073\/\">Lou Ferrigno<\/a>, the event will be star filled with lots of interactive entertainment, photo ops and fan zones, it\u2019ll be fun for all ages and fans. It will be held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcplacelondon.com\/\">RBC Place<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtownlondon.ca\/\">Downtown London<\/a> from September, 16th and 17th. <a href=\"https:\/\/catickets.eventology.io\/e\/london-comic-con-2023\/tickets\">Click here<\/a> for tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/london\/news\/2023\/09\/15\/canada-life-president-to-head-homelessness-fundraising-committee\">Homeless fundraising committee has been chosen:<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Former Police Chief and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadalife.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada Life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/jeff-macoun\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jeff Macoun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be co-chair of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movementforchange.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and Homeless Fund for Change<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> alongside the $25 million anonymous donor. Macone and twelve other local leaders will be working on a plan to raise an additional $5 million. Anonymous donor promised to match every dollar raised, potentially taking the contribution to $35 million<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/london\/news\/2023\/09\/14\/trudeau-promises-relief-at-the-grocery-store-cash-register\">PM seeking grocery store price relief:<\/a> <\/strong><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concluding his retreat in London on Thursday, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> promised to speak with executives from major grocery stores to discuss a plan to relieve prices on groceries. Food prices have been at an all time high thanks to inflation. With Thanksgiving weekend coming up, Trudeau will be speaking with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loblaw.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loblaw<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.ca\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireco.ca\/about\/businesses\/grocery-and-retail\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Empire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walmart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to figure out how to stabilize prices. Tax measures will be implemented if they cannot come up with a plan.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/london\/news\/2023\/09\/14\/defense-video-of-veltman-at-london-police-hq-the-night-of-his-arrest-dominates-day-four-of-murder-trial\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Veltman trial continues:<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0Now into day seven, 22-year old Nathaniel Veltman appearing today via video court. Forensic specialist Victor Poc of the London Police Service was called to the stand again. Poc ran through the four hour video of Veltman in the back of a police cruiser. Justice Renee Pomerances opened court by saying to the jury that any audio from the video would &#8220;bear no consequence&#8221; in trial. Veltman is accused of four counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and terrorism related charged after he allegedly ran over a Muslim family in June 2021 while they were going for a walk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what to know for the weekend Western Fair comes to an end: After another successful year, the Western Fair will be coming to an end this weekend. If you still havent had the chance to attend, you will still be able to get tickets at the gate or you can order them online. 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