London homeless shelter seeks to raise $5M to double capacity: ‘Ambitious’

London homeless shelter seeks to raise $5M to double capacity: ‘Ambitious’
London Free Press
With Ontario at a "tipping point" with homelessness, according to a new analysis, a London shelter aims to roughly double its capacity to help ease the pressure.
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Swan song: Aeolian Hall’s longtime leader retires

Swan song: Aeolian Hall’s longtime leader retires
London Free Press
Aeolian Hall is looking for a new leader after the retirement of the longtime visionary behind the iconic east London music and arts venue.
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Work starts on unique $100M apartment project in London’s Old East Village

Work starts on unique $100M apartment project in London’s Old East Village
London Free Press
Unique housing project in Old East Village aims to build much-needed affordable homes for newcomers and low-income Londoners alike.  
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Holiday donations ease 2025 uncertainty for Ark Aid homeless shelter, for now

London Free Press
2024 has ended and, with that, the funding for homeless shelter beds being run at Ark Aid Street Mission is up in the air
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Good Samaritan stabbed by attacker named to London’s 2025 honour list

London Free Press
London's annual goodwill roll call has an unusual addition this year — a bystander who was stabbed while protecting an elderly grocery store employee in a robbery.
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Three blazes keep London firefighters busy on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

London Free Press
Damage due to a blaze at an industrial building in the city’s northwest end is pegged at $250,000, London Fire Department officials say. Just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, fire officials said in a statement on social media that crews were at the scene of a blaze at an industrial
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Christmas giving in and around London: Who’s in need, how you can help

London Free Press
It’s called the season of giving for a reason. London-area charities are making a major push to help the less fortunate, collecting everything from food to toys to toiletries to help low-income Londoners, support the city’s homeless or make the holidays brighter for kids in hospital. Here are some of
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What to know as city council eyes rejig of London’s ward boundaries

London Free Press
For the first time in seven years, London is looking at changing its local electoral boundaries.
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Flames shoot through roof of east London home as firefighters battle blaze

London Free Press
Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in east London on Friday that appeared to have also damaged two neighbouring houses.
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Two suspects sought in probe of vehicle fire in London

London Free Press
London police are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify two suspects at the scene of a vehicle fire early Friday. Before the fire near Commissioners Road and Highland Heights that broke out around 12:40 a.m., video surveillance showed two people in a vehicle pull into a
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Grassroots mural project enlivens Old East Village, Hamilton Road

London Free Press
East London is about to get even more vibrant as a result of the efforts of a local arts collective with the backing of Western Fair District.
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Loss of free parking least of worries for downtown, OEV businesses

London Free Press
Businesses in downtown London and Old East Village, which benefited from free parking during the pandemic, would welcome a partial extension of the program, but argue more needs to be done to support them.
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