Brandon, Niverville and the Rural Municipalities of Taché, Hanover and Richot will all be on the receiving end of a loan for water and wastewater projects.

Residents are being warned to stay away from the Blair Nelson storm pond as testing is underway to determine if there are blue-green algae blooms in the water.

Mayor Matt Brown is hopeful the Liberal’s second federal budget will continue to make infrastructure spending commitments in the London area. Though the document isn’t expected to contain a lot of new spending, Brown is curious about the next step for gaining and accessing further infrastructure funding. “The federal government has made some significant commitments...