(Blackburn News file photo)The unemployment rate in midwestern Ontario rose sharply to 6.3% in February.
That's higher than Ontario's jobless rate which sits at 6.2%, up from 6%.
January's local jobless rate was 5.2%
In February, employment in the Stratford to Bruce Peninsula region decreased by 2,200, including 1,400 full time positions.
Agriculture and construction represented the majority of job losses.
Most ceremonies will begin at local cenotaphs at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
Local police say Ashton hasn't been spoken to since Monday.
A concerned citizen called Grey Bruce OPP after seeing three people running from a home with suspected stolen property.
Neoen Ontario has applied to establish a Battery Energy Storage System facility at 752 Concession 2, just south of Port Elgin.
The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 6-3 to the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, for their fourth straight loss.
Planned upgrades include new hallway flooring, steel gutters and fencing around the property.
