Dispatch
Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead
APPOINTED Sarah-Jane Adams, vice president, patient care, St. Joseph’s Health Care London.
LAUNCHED King’s Alumni Women’s Leadership Circle (King’s University College).
APPOINTED Dr. Andrew Park (emergency physician at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital), interim CEO, Ontario Medical Association.
ANNOUNCED By Fanshawe Driving School, service expansion to St. Thomas and Woodstock.
AWARDED Safeyyah Raji (registered nurse and lecturer at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at Western University), Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) Recognition Award for Leadership in Health Equity.
APPOINTED Phil Singeris (senior business advisor, London Small Business Centre) manager, food entrepreneurship & innovation, Foodpreneur Advantage program.
RELOCATED Better Business Bureau Southwestern Ontario, to 495 Richmond Street.
OPENING A Second Breath – Upscale Thrift, 22474 Adelaide Road, Mount Brydges, (opening August 1, 2026).
ANNOUNCED Pawlooza 2026, taking place on August 15, 2026, Plunkett Estate, 9282 Elviage Drive.
AWARDED Frittos & Co., 2026 Small Supplier Partner of the Year by Loblaw Companies Limited.
PROMOTED John Mardinly, to director, product management, StarTech.com.
LAUNCHED By ZyroGo, daily bus service between London (four pickup locations) and Pearson International Airport (Terminals 1 and 3).
ANNOUNCED By AEON Canada, ground-breaking on new $20-million, 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Innovation Park.
PROMOTED Ryan Drummond, to group sales manager, London Knights.
ANNOUNCED By the City of London, receipt of over $5 million from its partnership with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (generated from Gateway Casinos London through the Municipality Contribution Agreement) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
June 26 – Beyond Borders: Expanding Ontario Business in Europe
June 26-27 – London International Food and Drink Festival
July 4 – Summer Company Trade Show at The Market at Western Fair District