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 […]
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 […]
London council had a banner year for housing approvals in 2024, green-lighting nearly 23,000 units – four times as many as the year before.
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 […]
London is ready to open an emergency reception centre to bring the city’s homeless out of the extreme cold for the night, the mayor says. Mayor Josh Morgan told The London Free Press Tuesday evening that if existing overnight shelter space is used up, including any new emergency space spurred by the extreme cold, the […]
London’s rapid growth and its impact on city politicians will be a key factor in the evaluation of councillors’ pay rate, two task force members say. London city council is gearing up to appoint a five-person, independent panel to analyze city councillor pay and whether local politicians are receiving the support they need, such as […]
London’s mayor and deputy mayor are critical of a colleague’s “bullying” of a senior city staffer, but disagree on a watchdog’s recommendation to dock her pay â which would be a first in recent memory. City council will consider Tuesday a report from the city’s integrity commissioner that found Ward
A first-term city councillor expressed no regrets about abruptly exiting a debate over rejigged ward boundaries, arguing his political colleagues were ignoring his and his constituents’ wishes. Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister walked out of a Tuesday meeting and didn’t return as city politicians debated changes to London’s 14 ward
London city councillors have decided on the new electoral boundaries that will be in place for the 2026 election. In a 13-1 vote, with Ward 7 Coun. Corrine Rahman opposed and Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister absent, the strategic priorities and policy committee decided Tuesday to keep London’s 14 wards