Bite fallout prompts push for changes to London’s dog licensing rules

London Free Press
A city councillor wants London’s dog licensing bylaw to start requiring owners to share information after a biting incident, motivated by a resident who says he was left searching for details after his pet was attacked. “Say you’re in a car accident, right? You have to present information to say
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Proposed mid-rise targets need for ‘missing middle’ housing in west London

London Free Press
A new mid-rise apartment building planned for the single family home-heavy neighbourhood of Byron is meant to address desire for "missing middle" housing in the area, the developer says.
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New London transportation plan ‘unimaginative, bland’: Expert

London Free Press
Calling it "unimaginitive," "bland" and politically safe, one planning expert isn't sold on London's master transportation plan so far.
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A ‘brutal’ daily lottery decides who gets in, who gets left out at London shelter

London Free Press
The names are drawn and the lucky 30 have a warm place to stay the night. The rest, well, who knows for sure?
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Letters to the Editor: December 21, 2024

London Free Press
Grateful for care
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Tenants already settling in as London affordable housing project opens

London Free Press
Residents of a new affordable housing project in the city’s south end have already begun moving in.
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City council’s code of conduct: One politician, four probes in the past year

London Free Press
Here's how city council's code of conduct works, and who's been in the spotlight.
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Southwestern Ontario mayor unmoved as ousted city councillor says sorry

London Free Press
A city councillor who was expelled by his political colleagues for poor behaviour has been allowed to return to debates after submitting a written apology, though his rift with the mayor appears only to have deepened.
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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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Lebanese eatery set to open second London location – with plans for more

London Free Press
Rebounding from the pandemic and Masonville-area construction woes, a celebrated Lebanese restaurant in London’s north end is opening a White Oaks Mall location as it eyes future growth in the city and beyond.
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Booming St. Thomas approves two plans of subdivisions with nearly 400 homes

London Free Press
As St. Thomas prepares for a population boom from a manufacturing surge driven by Volkswagen's factory, city council has approved a pair of proposals that will add a total of nearly 400 new homes.
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BRT 2.0: What to know about proposed resurrection of north, west routes

London Free Press
What’s old is new again. London’s new 25-year transportation master plan contains a proposal to revive two bus rapid transit routes to serve north and west London. LFP’s Jack Moulton takes a look back, and forward, at rapid transit’s political feasibility. WHAT’S ON THE TABLE FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT? Within
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