Leaders in London’s downtown are excited, but eager to see details, about a promised financial incentive from the city to bring empty commercial space back online. Announced during Mayor Josh Morgan’s state of the city address on Jan. 23, the plan is for city hall to offer a fiscal incentive to businesses to cover renovation […]
A program that will see some high schoolers hop on a London transit bus instead of yellow school buses has sped past its final road block at the region’s largest school board.
A Sarnia councillor whose behaviour has triggered complaints from city staff and the public won’t be able to attend city hall without the permission of council nor attend council meetings in person, city council has decided. The decision was made after a third-party investigation found Coun. Bill Dennis breached the city’s policy and program for […]
London council had a banner year for housing approvals in 2024, green-lighting nearly 23,000 units – four times as many as the year before.
City councillors are looking for a better idea of when London should activate an emergency reception centre after the city scrambled last week to turn a community centre into an overnight warming shelter. After extreme cold warnings spurred by wind chills of –30 C and pleas from several agencies serving the homeless, the city turned […]
London’s indoor soccer complex has received a hefty grant from the province to upgrade its air conditioning as it eyes an ambitious $30-million expansion. The BMO Centre London, owned and operated by the not-for-profit London Optimist Sports Centre, has received $150,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for a new, energy-efficient, 80-tonne air-conditioning unit. […]
Former Woodstock Mayor John Geoghegan has died at age 88 after a “lengthy illness," according to his obituary.
A Dorchester mother is livid after waiting a week in frigid temperatures for her gas to be turned back on due to an investigation that cleared her of any wrongdoing.
Politicians and frontline agencies are applauding London's eleventh-hour move to open emergency warming spaces during this week's extreme cold snap, but all agree there has to be a better plan for the future.
London is ready to open an emergency reception centre to bring the city’s homeless out of the extreme cold for the night, the mayor says. Mayor Josh Morgan told The London Free Press Tuesday evening that if existing overnight shelter space is used up, including any new emergency space spurred by the extreme cold, the […]
London’s rapid growth and its impact on city politicians will be a key factor in the evaluation of councillors’ pay rate, two task force members say. London city council is gearing up to appoint a five-person, independent panel to analyze city councillor pay and whether local politicians are receiving the support they need, such as […]