In a drastic step after months of tension, city politicians voted late Tuesday to abruptly dissolve the London Transit Commission and appoint a temporary team of five council members to oversee the public transit service. City council members voted 9-6 to take control of London Transit effective April 1, citing an increasingly fraught relationship between […]
London city councillors voted Tuesday to fire the city’s integrity commissioner, citing concerns with some of the work the firm has done and the positions it has staked out. Meeting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, councillors voted 9-6 to can the civic watchdog by providing a 30-day notice to terminate its contract. “Having […]
The board that oversees the London Public Library now includes Mayor Josh Morgan, even though its chair pushed back on the city's top politician joining it.
London’s year-long commitment to new shelter spaces for the city’s homeless will be smaller than what it was just weeks ago. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council, politicians opted not to find funding for 10 supportive housing spaces and delayed a number of components in a staff report promising $5.2 million in funding to Ark […]
2024 expense tabs are in for London’s mayor and its 14 ward councillors. City hall reporter Jack Moulton breaks down how much they spent and on what. THE BIG PICTURE City councillors are entitled to charge up to $15,000 a year in general expenses such as for office supplies and equipment, gifts and souvenirs for […]
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.
A young London boy who was hit by a vehicle after he exited a school bus and died from his injuries was a “kind-hearted soul,” his grandmother says. Dante Caranci, 7, was struck by a vehicle while getting off the school bus in front of his home on Longwoods Road
London will push on with an expansion to its urban growth boundary, the first significant change in almost 30 years, despite pushback outside the development industry. Politicians gave their approval on Tuesday to expand the boundary, which dictates where residential and commercial development can happen, but were divided on exactly
Politicians now are allowed to end debate at certain committee meetings with a two-thirds majority vote, city council has decided.
Downtown London's business district will get some extra money for street cleaning and graffiti removal, but not for property damage or enhancing security
A number of local agencies for London's vulnerable residents are going to bat for a cleaning program cut from the latest budget.
In fast-growing London, where recreational demands are only expected to increase, a place to safely play the final can't be found at home.