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
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Kincardine’s mayor is inviting the community to be part of the 2026 budget process through a series of upcoming open houses. “I am looking forward to hearing the opinions and recommendations of our municipal council, our staff, our community organizations, and our community residents and visitors,” Mayor Ken Craig is quoted in a news release. […]
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.
It's the $90,000 question: Should London's 14 city councillors earn that much annually to do their job?
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 […]
A Free Press reader writes to say he was fortunate to have purchased Tom Benner's last life-size sculpture, a polar bear.
For the first time in nearly 30 years, London is looking at expanding its urban boundary, despite a commitment in its official plan to build “inward and upward” as opposed to sprawling outward. LFP’s Jack Moulton reports. WHAT IS THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY? London’s urban growth boundary is different from the city boundary and regulates […]