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PHOTOS: London marks Earth Day with tree giveaway
The City of London celebrated Earth Day on Wednesday by giving away more than 2,000 trees to those who stopped by to grab them
Eyeing deep freezes, city hall adds community centre as winter warming site
London city hall plans to offer one of its community centres as a warming site in extreme cold, after it was caught flat-footed last winter.
London woman charged after fire forces dramatic escape from apartment
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.
Resident uses bedsheet to climb down from apartment balcony amid blaze
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 revisit emergency shelter scramble, begin to plan for next time
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 […]