Adolescent boys were charged with starting the fire. In 2005, Strathroy was connected to the Lake Huron Water Pipeline. This ended the town's existing reliance on groundwater and wells. On August 10, 2016, an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant supporter from Strathroy, Aaron Driver, was killed in a taxi outside his home, after being shot by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and detonating one of two homemade bombs. The taxi driver was injured. Police suspected he intended to commit a suicide bombing in another public place. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strathroy-Caradoc had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Climate Education Strathroy has two secondary schools that share basic facilities, Strathroy District Collegiate Institute and Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School. Each serves the town and its outlying area. Strathroy was ranked 161st out of 714 Ontario secondary schools in 2007/2008 by the Fraser Institute's Report on Ontario Secondary Schools. Holy Cross was ranked 339th out of 714 in the same report. Media Strathroy has two weekly newspapers, The Age Dispatch and the Middlesex Banner, and a radio station, 105.7 myFM (CJMI-FM), which provides local news and sports coverage. The region is otherwise served by media from London. Events Strathroy's largest annual event is the Strathroy Hometown Turkey Festival, also known as Turkeyfest, run in June. The town is home to the headquarters of Cuddy Farms, the world's top turkey-hatching company. In July 2020, Strathroy saw its first Pride flag raising. Due to COVID-19, events were held virtually. In 2021, Strathroy Pride was present at the downtown Market throughout June and July, and was able to invite folks to see the flag raising in person. Sports Strathroy is home to the Strathroy Rockets of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Strathroy Royals baseball team. Mount Brydges is home to the Mount Brydges Bulldogs of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Strathroy Rockets won the Championship of the Western Ontario Hockey League in its final season in 2007. Notable people Nathan Beaulieu, defenceman for the Winnipeg Jets and 2011 Memorial Cup Champion Harry H. Bentley, politician Robert Brett, politician, physician Brian Campbell, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL All-Star defenceman and 2010 Stanley Cup Champion. William W. Chalmers