A London woman is facing charges after a fire in the White Oaks neighbourhood led to a dramatic escape and displaced dozens of residents Sunday morning.
One person was taken to hospital with unknown injuries while another used a bedsheet to escape the flames following a Sunday morning blaze at an apartment building in London’s White Oaks neighbourhood, fire officials say. As many as 50 people were displaced due to the fire, which broke out around 10 a.m. on the fifth […]
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 […]
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.