Green Infrastructure Champions: Project Archive

Green Infrastructure Champions: Project Archive
Great Lakes Commission
This project has ended. Archived project materials are available below.  Physical barriers prevent water from cycling naturally, resulting in flooding, sewer overflows, and risks to
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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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Reader to Reader: January 11, 2025

Reader to Reader: January 11, 2025
London Free Press
Gratitude and thanks to the London community for helping raise an incredible 310,000 kilograms of food for the London Food Bank.
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Ontario at ‘tipping point’ as number of homeless grows: AMO

Ontario at ‘tipping point’ as number of homeless grows: AMO
London Free Press
An in-depth study released Thursday by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) – a non-profit organization representing 444 municipalities in the province – details the growing toll of homelessness on individuals, families, communities and governments. Here’s some things to know. ONTARIO’S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS The study, called Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost […]
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Q+A: Mayor Josh Morgan looks ahead to London’s 2025 challenges

London Free Press
There has been no shortage of issues for Mayor Josh Morgan to tackle, from housing and homelessness, to an exploding population, and property tax hikes
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Letters to the Editor: December 28, 2024

London Free Press
Time to go, Justin
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Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce continuing operations despite funding woes

Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce continuing operations despite funding woes
Kincardine News
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce says it won’t be shutting down operations. “Despite a lack of funding from the majority of Ontario Provincial Police serviced municipalities at this time, Crime Stoppers is still here to take the public’s tips anonymously as it has since 1987,” the organization said in a Dec. 19 news release.  On […]
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Judgment day for Susan Stevenson for ‘bullying’ city staffer

London Free Press
London’s mayor and deputy mayor are critical of a colleague’s “bullying” of a senior city staffer, but disagree on a watchdog’s recommendation to dock her pay – which would be a first in recent memory. City council will consider Tuesday a report from the city’s integrity commissioner that found Ward
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Glen Lake board puts a hold on school forest housing discussion

Interlochen Public Radio
The proposal was originally discussed at an October board meeting.
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Building lag may cost city hall millions in Queen’s Park housing cash

London Free Press
London is on the verge of losing millions of dollars in provincial funding for missing its housing starts target for 2024, a goal the city could easily hit if builders followed through on all projects approved by council. As of Oct. 31, city hall had issued building permits for 3,282
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Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea

London Free Press
Ontario's premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
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Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County

Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County
The Lucknow Sentinel
Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]
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