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 officials urge safety with deep freeze set to feel like -21 C

London officials urge safety with deep freeze set to feel like -21 C
London Free Press
London public health officials have issued the first cold weather alert of 2025 with bitter winds expected to make it feel like -21 C on Tuesday.
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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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On one London street, a frustrated citizen gets blunt about speeding drivers

On one London street, a frustrated citizen gets blunt about speeding drivers
London Free Press
Talk about a sign of frustration.
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Work starts on unique $100M apartment project in London’s Old East Village

Work starts on unique $100M apartment project in London’s Old East Village
London Free Press
Unique housing project in Old East Village aims to build much-needed affordable homes for newcomers and low-income Londoners alike.  
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London region digging out from snowy blast – with more to come

London region digging out from snowy blast – with more to come
London Free Press
The London area woke up Wednesday under a continued snow squall warning following a heavy dump of snow overnight that forced the cancellation of school buses and classes for thousands of kids across the region.  An additional 15 to 25 centimetres of snow was expected to fall throughout the day thanks to a storm system […]
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120-unit affordable housing project on former school site moves ahead

120-unit affordable housing project on former school site moves ahead
London Free Press
Two apartment buildings are planned on a long-vacant former school site
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Politicians set to balance industry, farmland, heritage with south London land plan

Politicians set to balance industry, farmland, heritage with south London land plan
London Free Press
An industrial subdivision may rise in southeast London as the owner wants to tear down homes on a large agricultural site to prepare it for development, according to a staff report going to politicians on Tuesday. The 44 hectare (108 acre) plot of land at 1361 Wilton Grove Rd. is home to nine buildings and […]
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London dog owner finds support at city hall for bylaw review

London Free Press
Politicians unanimously have endorsed a review of London's dog licensing bylaw and its enforcement in the wake of a dog-on-dog attack in the city's east end.
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Holiday donations ease 2025 uncertainty for Ark Aid homeless shelter, for now

London Free Press
2024 has ended and, with that, the funding for homeless shelter beds being run at Ark Aid Street Mission is up in the air
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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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London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025

London Free Press
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at
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