A highrise subdivision in southwest London will be going ahead after city council made a last-ditch effort to give the project a haircut
ity council is going to bat for would-be homeowners, applauding a forgivable loan program for down payments and swiftly defeating a push to steer funding toward affordable housing. Politicians threw their support behind the revival of a Queen’s Park and Ottawa-funded, city-stewarded program that would provide some London renters a 20-year forgivable loan up to […]
After an abrupt takeover earlier this year, city council won’t be letting go of the governance reins for London’s transit authority just yet. Despite a recommendation from three politicians on the London Transit Commission (LTC) to eventually return to a structure similar to what was abolished – four councillors instead of two and three citizen […]
A city council committee has unanimously endorsed plans for a training centre for police and firefighters just outside London’s southern boundary. Councillors Corrine Rahman, who chairs the infrastructure and corporate services committee, Jerry Pribil, Anna Hopkins, Paul Van Meerbergen, Skylar Franke and Mayor Josh Morgan voted on Wednesday in favour of the proposal. It must […]
A London councillor is pushing for changes to the city's school crossing guard program amid a groundswell of support from one neighbourhood
Former London mayor Matt Brown is stepping back into the spotlight. But he swears a return to city council isn't happening.
Here’s your London guide to toast a true north strong and free, fireworks and all.
London has won its share of Queen’s Park funding for meeting housing targets last year, but exactly how much remains up in the air. Provincial data has not been updated since December and only shows progress between January and October of 2024. Still, Mayor Josh Morgan said the city has reached roughly 95 per cent […]
Relax London Transit riders, you’ve got two hours. For July and August, public transit users in the city will have 120 minutes to use transfers, extended 30 minutes from the current 90-minute window. The main reason is because of how long it takes to get across the city during the summer construction season. It’s been […]
A Free Press reader calls for leadership in health care, on regulatory bodies, and on the public to demand better from mental health units.
London civic politicians' pay should be bumped up, but by how much? Probably by a pretty penny, an independent task force believes.
The site of a closed elementary school on Hamilton Road could be home to a new park, townhomes and apartment buildings.