Dispatch
Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead
APPOINTED Dr. Olaf Plotzke, assistant professor, Schulich School of Dentistry in the Division of Paediatric Dentistry (one-year term).
CELEBRATED By 3M Canada, 75th anniversary.
OPENED Grace Academy Variety & Acro Circus Arts, 176A York Street.
ELECTED To the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists: Jackson Leween, 2bears (Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri) (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Western University); Yanping Li (Faculty of Science, Western University); and Ryan Stevenson (Faculty of Social Science, Western University).
ANNOUNCED By Trudell Medical Limited, expansion of its artificial intelligence engineering team into a new office space in St. John’s, NL.
OPENED R&B Hair Studio, 286 Dundas Street.
ANNOUNCED By the City of London, maintaining of Moody’s Investors Service Aaa credit rating and stable outlook.
ELECTED As Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: June Cotte (Ivey Business School);
Corey Dyck (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Western University); Hesham El Naggar (Faculty of Engineering, Western University); Ingrid Johnsrude (Faculties of Social Science and Health Sciences, Western University); Lorelei Lingard (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University); Valerie Oosterveld (Faculty of Law, Western University); Sharon Sliwinski (Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University); Shannon Stewart (Faculty of Education, Western University); and Xianbin Wang (Faculty of Engineering, Western University).
ANNOUNCED By Downtown London, Kathy McLaughlin to take on new part-time role of manager of strategic initiatives.
ANNOUNCED By VersaBank, shareholder approval of previously announced reorganization pursuant to which U.S.-based Versa Bancorp will become the direct holding company of VersaBank.
ANNOUNCED By Western University, a $5-million institutional venture fund — Western Propel Fund — to invest directly in early-stage companies founded by entrepreneurs in the campus community.
September 18 – 18th Annual London Addiction Recovery Breakfast
September 18 – WII Connect: Women In Ingredients – Cambridge
September 19-20 – Doors Open Weekend at Museum London
September 19-20 – Love Among the Pages Romance Book Convention & Ball
September 19-20 – Doors Open London 2026
September 21 – Starting A Small Business Seminar
September 22-25 – Ontario Public Buyers Association 68th Annual Conference & Tradeshow
September 22 – London Chamber of Commerce September Speed Networking
September 23 – Foodpreneur Advantage: Barcodes & Beyond: What You Need to be Market-Ready
September 23 – OPO Information session: Canada’s Defence Procurement System
September 24 – Foodpreneur Advantage: Labelling & Packaging your Food Product
September 24 – 2026 Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Celebration
September 25 – Western Mustangs Sports Hall of Fame Dinner 2026
September 25 – Growing Chefs! Ontario’s Pizza Night Fundraiser #4
September 26-27 – London Comic Con 2026