As city hall seeks savings to meet Mayor Josh Morgan’s order to cut next year’s proposed tax hike, two politicians have their own idea: Delaying or cancelling bike lane projects. Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the budget committee, councillors Susan Stevenson and Paul Van Meerbergen are proposing a motion to have city hall staff come […]
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One plot of land, two different possible outcomes for northwest London: a new high school or more than 600 units of housing in multiple buildings. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at a pitch to help round out a subdivision near the city’s northern border. A SECONDARY SCHOOL? Developer Landea Developments Inc. has put […]
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A London builder is ready to embrace an extensive, and costly, nod to heritage in order to build residential towers in the Oxford Street and Richmond Row area.
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Western University is hitting pause on plans to invest in downtown London, citing the high cost of renovating former office space.
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As we head into the Victoria Day long weekend, here's a look at the weather forecast and planned city festivities.
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An 18-storey residential tower will rise, after all, from what’s now an open pit on Ridout Street after the developer struck a deal with city hall avoiding legal action. Tricar Group had sued the city over delays in development permits, but a changing of the guard in the city’s planning department has resulted in speedier […]
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London politicians have killed a six-year effort to rename a west London street with slave-era connotations after soundly rejecting a double-pronged attempt to restart the process. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, politicians voted 9-6 both against renaming Plantation Road to Larch Road, and conducting more public engagement to consider a renaming. “The history of the […]
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Ward 12 Coun. Elizabeth Peloza, who first brought the issue to city hall, pledges to put it back up for discussion Tuesday.
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Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]
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London Transit politicians may shy away from service cuts, amid construction-related delays and further declines in Fanshawe enrolment.