Thousands of fans of the video game Warframe filled RBC Place London on the opening day of the TennoCon conference on Friday. Hosted by Digital Extremes, a London-based video game developer, the two-day conference features cosplayers, interactive showcases, panels with game developers and a concert at Canada Life Place. All photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen. […]
London has won its share of Queen’s Park funding for meeting housing targets last year, but exactly how much remains up in the air. Provincial data has not been updated since December and only shows progress between January and October of 2024. Still, Mayor Josh Morgan said the city has reached roughly 95 per cent […]
For the first time in nearly 30 years, London is looking at expanding its urban boundary, despite a commitment in its official plan to build “inward and upward” as opposed to sprawling outward. LFP’s Jack Moulton reports. WHAT IS THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY? London’s urban growth boundary is different from the city boundary and regulates […]
Two of London’s most recognizable hockey names are being honoured for their success off the ice.
As city hall looks to limit next year's tax hike, there's limited appetite to cut services either within the city hall or from agencies funded by the city
A boutique digital marketer, engineering firm and tech giant are among the winners of this year's Business Achievement Awards.
Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]
The Ontario government's strong mayor powers, now a couple years old, have been expanded to even more municipalities and some are not happy about it.
London’s mayor is pledging to provide relief to taxpayers in the final year of his term as a new city hall report details a budget surplus of nearly $60 million. The staff report on the city’s 2024 year-end operating budget outlines a $58.8 million surplus on the property tax budget, and a $700,000 surplus on […]
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 […]
The first-ever London police chief’s gala raised more than $200,000 for a pair of local non-profits and will become an annual event, according to a new staff report.
To bring the tax increase down the needed 23 per cent, or 1.5 percentage points, would mean finding $13 million in savings.