Televised candidates’ debates in London ridings held by Rogers tv have been marred by no-show Conservative candidates. Conservative candidates in four ridings – Adam Benni in London West, Kurt Holman in London-Fanshawe, Stephen Gallant in London Centre and Andrew Lawton in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South – were absent from Rogers tv televised debates recorded recently and […]
Public safety has been declining in parts of London for years, the city’s police chief says.
“I’m blessed to be able to do this,” said Lisa Harper, resource development manager for United Way Perth-Huron. Harper was the guest speaker at the March 20 meeting of the Kinloss Kairshea Women’s Institute, held at the former Lucknow town hall and she spoke on the Northern Huron Connection Centre (NHCC) in Wingham. The NHCC […]
The first-ever London police chief’s gala raised more than $200,000 for a pair of local non-profits and will become an annual event, according to a new staff report.
City funding for encampment outreach and 88 shelter beds is poised to continue, but more than $600,000 in funding for homeless drop-in services at one London agency is in jeopardy after a tie vote Monday at a city council committee. Nearly $3.6 million in funding was endorsed by the community and protective services committee for […]
St. Thomas will soon be home to Canada's largest factory but is thinking beyond industry to meet its "Brighter Future" vision for itself.
A city councillor is calling on the police chief to speak out against remarks Ontario Premier Doug Ford made in London about bringing back the death penalty during a speech at the chief's gala last month.
London’s year-long commitment to new shelter spaces for the city’s homeless will be smaller than what it was just weeks ago. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council, politicians opted not to find funding for 10 supportive housing spaces and delayed a number of components in a staff report promising $5.2 million in funding to Ark […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office isn’t offering any more details about his promise to build a new police college with a massive price tag.
Premier Doug Ford capped off the first day of Ontario’s election campaign in London, where he pledged his government would spend $1 billion to build a new police college. Ford made the vow Wednesday evening when he spoke to a crowd of London police officers and other guests at the
London is getting millions from Queen’s Park to establish 60 new homelessness and addiction recovery beds at two location in the city
London is ready to open an emergency reception centre to bring the city’s homeless out of the extreme cold for the night, the mayor says. Mayor Josh Morgan told The London Free Press Tuesday evening that if existing overnight shelter space is used up, including any new emergency space spurred by the extreme cold, the […]