What to know about city council’s meeting cycle, and one complicated change

London Free Press
Monday marked the first meeting of city council’s refreshed committees including the shrunken community and protective services committee. Reporter Jack Moulton explains the committee system, and why the smaller body already is presenting headaches. WHAT ARE COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEES? City council has four committees that meet on a three-week cycle
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New nightclub aims to help revive downtown London night life

London Free Press
There is a little more nightlife in downtown London.
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Glen McNeil’s tenure as Huron County warden comes to a close

The Lucknow Sentinel
After four years serving as Huron County’s warden, Glen McNeil is handing over the gavel. McNeil, the mayor of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, had served a pair of two-year terms as the county’s warden, having first stepped into the role in 2021 and continuing until Nov. 27, 2024, when he presented the chain
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What to know as Oxford County, Woodstock team up on homeless centre

London Free Press
Oxford County voted unanimously to join Woodstock in tackling homelessness throughout the county.
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Woodstock’s 2024 housing starts performance a mystery

London Free Press
After exceeding its annual province-set housing target for 2023, Woodstock is either on the cusp of reaching its 2024 goal, or well-short of the objective, depending on who’s keeping track.
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One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’

London Free Press
Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London's streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
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Letters to the Editor: November 23, 2024

London Free Press
I have another suggestion for something that should not be said to patients.
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Pearson: Politicking puts people off politics

London Free Press
There's a new category of homelessness in the country – the politically homeless – and the implications are significant.
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Woodstock politicians vote to spend $2M windfall on homeless centre

London Free Press
Woodstock city council has voted to spend $2M in provincial cash (for surpassing its 2023 housing target) tackling homelessness.
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2025 city budget: Politicians OK $300K to fund downtown clean-up efforts

London Free Press
Downtown London's business district will get some extra money for street cleaning and graffiti removal, but not for property damage or enhancing security
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The city enjoyed a 3.2 per cent spike in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023. However, inflation and interest rates have taken hold to slow that to 1.7 per cent

London Free Press
London’s once hot economy remains “healthy” although it slowed this year to a steady pace that is expected to continue through 2025, says an economic report released Thursday. London enjoyed a 3.2 per cent increase in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023
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PHOTOS: Fight To End Homelessness at RBC Place London

London Free Press
Fight To End Homelessness, a charity boxing event in support of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, packed the RBC Place London convention centre on Thursday night. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
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