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City council cuts funding for doctor recruitment, saving $80K

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 10:13 London Free Press

In a tight 8-7 vote, London city council has decided to pull its share of funding from a recruitment drive to bring desperately needed family doctors to the city. LFP’s Jack Moulton looks at the program: what it does, why funding was yanked, and what it will mean going forward. WHAT IS THE PROGRAM? The […]

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Councillor loses bid to quash homeless drop-in services at Ark Aid

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 14:07 London Free Press

Funding for homeless drop-in services at Ark Aid Street Mission will continue to flow, despite the ward councillor putting up an intense fight to halt it. In a 9-5 vote at a city council meeting Tuesday, councillors resurrected a motion quashed at a committee meeting in March to give $611,000 to the agency so it […]

City councillors now in driver’s seat at London Transit

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 20:59 London Free Press

The governing body of London Transit has been disbanded by city council, and seven councillors, including the mayor, will take its place on a temporary basis. The four remaining members of the commission, Coun. Jerry Pribil, Stephanie Marentette, Scott Collyer and Sheryl Rooth, were dismissed in a 10-5 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Councillors […]

Core properties were offered up for affordable housing. There were no takers

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:59 London Free Press

A push by a downtown landlord and the London Community Foundation to bring more affordable housing to the core has fallen flat after no partners responded to their offer

No power? Find a warming station to shelter from ice storm

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 22:25 Interlochen Public Radio

Officials are urging the public to stay home and off the roads as a historic ice storm batters the region. But some communities have set up warming stations for people who need electricity.

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‘Tiny homes’ project for London war veterans seeks to raise $4M

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 13:50 London Free Press

The group behind a 20-unit tiny home village for homeless veterans in London is hoping to raise at least $4-million from the community.

The Week Ahead: Line 5 and ice storms

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 10:52 Interlochen Public Radio

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.