Dispatch
Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead
AWARDED The Jones Family and Fred Smith, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2026 Forest City London Music Awards.
NOMINATED Karen Dowhan (director of meetings & conventions, Tourism London), for the 2026 Canadian Meetings + Events Expo Industry Supplier Award.
APPOINTED Sarah Kelly, instruction, WaterOn Aquatic Fitness.
ANNOUNCED By NP Aerospace Canada, multi-year contract from General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada (GDLS–Canada) for add-on armour systems in support of an international order for its light armoured vehicle (LAV).
OPENING Dark Horse Espresso Bar, 86 Fanshawe Park Road East (opening June 23, inside the Indigo North London unit).
NAMED To Western University’s board of governors: Marlene McGrath, chair, and Lori Higgs, vice-chair (two-year terms, commencing July 1, 2026).
LAUNCHED By interVal, interVal Personal Tax, a new product that automatically extracts, analyzes and surfaces planning opportunities from clients’ personal tax documents.
ANNOUNCED By Junior Achievement South Western Ontario, the 2026 inductees into the London and District Business Hall of Fame: Jamie Crich (president, Auburn Group) and the late Karen Crich.
RECEIVED By Fanshawe College, $50,000 in new funding from the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) to support learner mobility and upskilling in health professions.
MARKED By Innovation Works (201 King Street), tenth-year anniversary.
OPENED ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks steel plant, 50 Newman Street, Ingersoll.
RELEASED By Tourism London, 2026-2027 London Visitor Guide.
ANNOUNCED By Village SoHo (formerly Vision SoHo Alliance), opening of the four new rental buildings on the South/Colborne/Hill/Waterloo block of the old Victoria Hospital lands (public open house scheduled for July 18, 2026, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
June 19 – London Children’s Festival
June 19 – Growing Chefs! Ontario Pizza Party Fundraiser
June 20 – Western Fair Launch Party – Half Price Fair Tickets
June 23 – Merrymount’s Annual Golf Classic
June 23 – Manufacturing B2B Session
June 24 – Controlling your AI roadmap
June 24 – Succession Journey – Creating Alignment & Moving Forward
June 24 – AI Ergo Assist Puts Ergonomics Expertise at Fingertips
June 25 – Industrial AI Readiness – Program Introduction
June 25 – IN-PERSON: Starting A Small Business in Canada
June 26 – Beyond Borders: Expanding Ontario Business in Europe
June 26-27 – London International Food and Drink Festival