Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh followed Liberal Leader Mark Carney on the campaign trail to London on Wednesday. And like the Liberal leader, Singh did not take any questions from reporters at an evening event at the campaign office of Dirka Prout, the party’s candidate in London Centre. But Singh did comment on the executive […]
It was business as usual Wednesday for the governing body of London Transit, despite a city council committee endorsement the night before to dismiss its decision-makers. The remaining four London Transit commissioners, along with the agency’s staffers, met at the commission’s Highbury Avenue office as scheduled, and made no mention of Tuesday’s vote. “We’re a […]
What for decades has been the butt of a joke at city hall about missed opportunities suddenly became a little more serious Tuesday after politicians endorsed lobbying Queen’s Park for a ring road. In a 12-3 vote, city council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted to support having the mayor and city […]
In a drastic step after months of tension, city politicians voted late Tuesday to abruptly dissolve the London Transit Commission and appoint a temporary team of five council members to oversee the public transit service. City council members voted 9-6 to take control of London Transit effective April 1, citing an increasingly fraught relationship between […]
Four city council members want to dissolve London's transit authority, citing a breakdown in the relationship between the long-standing municipally funded agency and city hall.
City hall has come up with a list of quick-start fixes to support downtown London, an interim step as a long-term plan for the core takes shape.
Look in the mirror, Londoners: Comfy with ordinary. Risk-shy. Too self-absorbed. This is Part Four of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
To bring the tax increase down the needed 23 per cent, or 1.5 percentage points, would mean finding $13 million in savings.
The loss of Hudson’s Bay stores at London’s two landmark shopping malls will leave massive holes in the city’s retail space that won’t be easy to fill, experts say. But look for a diverse mix from office to entertainment, culture and community, and even some smaller retail offerings to fill the void, they agree, as […]
A city's amenities can play a critical role during the site-selection process. This is Part Three of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.