Here’s a quick guide to what the four major parties propose to fix Ontario’s housing crisis.
Preliminary work is getting underway at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in downtown London for the construction of a 35-storey residential tower approved by city council nearly two years ago. The parking garage for the hotel at 300-320 King St. has been closed, and trees along the length of the garage on King and Waterloo […]
2025 could be a tale of two cities in London’s housing market, according to the latest forecast by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC). Renters may see a continuation of last year’s dropping rents as more supply hits the market. For sellers, an expected market rebound may be delayed to the second half of […]
The lure of landing new jobs tied to Volkswagen’s $7-billion EV battery plant is driving a move by city councillors to seek the province’s help in fast-tracking a proposed industrial development south of Highway 401. City council’s planning and environment committee voted unanimously Wednesday for the city to request a minister’s zoning order (MZO) to […]
Barriers to trading goods between provinces could be costing the wider London area as much as $1.4 billion in lost production a year, a national economist says.
Anti-Trump sentiment and the looming Canada-U.S. trade war may put a damper on the Tesla brand here, observers say, as the electric vehicle giant prepares to open a new dealership in south London. Tesla, a brand owned by billionaire Elon Musk, a top aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, is preparing to open a new […]
In December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the first construction contract had been awarded for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, […]
Rents in London went down again in January, the fourth straight month prices have dropped, the latest snapshot of the local market shows
London city councillors have given their thumbs-up to the mayor’s effort to try to protect and promote local businesses amid tariff threats from the United States. City council voted unanimously Tuesday to support a motion to have the city review its procurement practices to ensure the city is choosing Canadian companies for goods, services and […]
London’s mayor called city economic and business leaders together Friday to get a better idea how to prepare for threatened U.S. tariffs. City officials were joined by organizations from Middlesex County, both London hospitals and post-secondary institutions and construction, manufacturing and business groups for a city hall session with a clear agenda: Creating an “action […]
A new survey by Statistics Canada shows only about four in 10 Londoners say they have a high level of satisfaction with their lives
Though the threat of a U.S.-Canada trade war is on the back burner, city officials are thinking about how London can avoid the pain