Good Friday morning, September 25th. Welcome to the first weekend of fall. We're under a frost advisory, but sunshine expected this afternoon and a high of 19. The dollar 70.69 cents U.S. I'm Stacey Englehart. All the ground has been broken on a new housing development in Walkerton. County staff and elected officials gathered Monday with shovels in the ground to mark the official start of construction on the community housing development. The project in Bruce County will create 41 new affordable homes and expand housing options for people at different stages of life. Southern Georgian Bay OPP have laid drug charges following an investigation in Midland. Officers were called to a wellness check when an officer located a vehicle in a parking lot with a driver inside and keys in the ignition. They were speaking with the occupants. Suspected controlled substances were observed in plain view. A 44-year-old from Hillsdale was charged. Police in Belleville say they believe a recent shooting outside a local synagogue was hate motivated. The shooter was injured in an exchange of gunfire with police and later died in hospital. Constable Smith was taken to hospital in critical but stable condition. Teachers in Ontario's French school system are soon set to vote on a strike mandate. According to the AEFO's president, contracts expired at the end of August and negotiations have stalled. The opening of a massive Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario has been pushed back two years to 2029. Powerco Canada said it's delaying the production of the $7 billion factory in St. Thomas to align to the project's quote, timeline and product strategy with evolving market demand, AKA not a lot of people are buying electric vehicles. The plant was announced in 2023. The federal government committed 700 million. The Ontario government gave them 500 million. Light 99 3 sports in the WNBA. The Toronto Temple played their last game of the season. and lost to Connecticut 95-81. NFL last night. Atlanta blasted Green Bay 35-14. CFL tonight. The Argos are in Winnipeg at 8. Baseball yesterday. The Jays were off. Their last series of the season gets underway tonight. They host Cincinnati at 7. In the OHL tonight among the games, Owen Sound is in London at 7. And the NHL preseason wraps up this weekend. The NHL season starts Tuesday when the Leafs host Montreal. JD will keep you posted on the forecast throughout the morning. From the Light 99-3 News Center, I'm Stacey Englehart.