Tag: changes
Owen Sound group makes recommendations to improve city rental stock
A local collaborative that has been studying Owen Sound’s rental housing landscape has released a series of recommendations aimed at addressing unhealthy living conditions and providing supports to ensure the existing rental stock in the city is habitable. The RentSafe Owen Sound Collaborative appeared before a city corporate service committee meeting on Nov. 14, where they […]
Why does fast-growing London rank 47th in Canada in housing starts?
A new report highlights just how inadequate Londonâs pace of home construction has been over the last six years, ranking the city â one of the nation’s fastest-growing â 47th in Canada.
City budget: Londoners sound off as politicians mull 2025 spending plan
City hall held its first and only public participation meeting for the $1.4-billion 2025 budget update on Tuesday evening, welcoming a total of 45 speakers. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the big-ticket items Londoners were most concerned about. ARK AID’S SHELTER BEDS Far and away the top issue of the night was […]
Councillors balk at adding more homeless encampment depots
London’s program to provide people who live in homeless encampments with food, water, garbage cleanup and portable washrooms is on shaky ground, after city councillors floated a lifeline until the end of February. Councillors ultimately voted 10-5 at a meeting Tuesday of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee to endorse letting depots as they […]
OHL Q+A: James Hagens hopes, rising ticket prices, NCAA rule-change fallout
Ryan Pyette takes questions from fans about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office
Pride London, at crossroads, seeks to move past internal turmoil
Pride London is gearing up for a critical vote on its future, months after an internal dispute over its mandate and focus threatened the organization itself. Members of Pride London are expected to elect new directors and vote on new governance rules for the embattled organization at its Nov. 21 annual general meeting, an attempt […]
Tighter immigration seen as ‘golden opportunity’ to get ahead of housing crisis
A population decline is expected during the next two years, following cuts by Ottawa to its immigration target.
How to pay bills, pick up cheques in London during postal strike
What Londoners need to know, from paying their hydro bill to picking up Ontario Works cheques
Dems eye cash bail, âsecond lookâ criminal justice reforms in Michigan lame-duck
Big changes to how courts handle bail and a possible âsecond lookâ at prisoner sentences are among the major criminal justice reforms pending in the Michigan Legislature….
Tenant in tears after losing high-profile ‘renoviction’ battle
Sheriffs and police arrived on Thursday at 1270 and 1280 Webster St. in London to remove one of its tenants, the latest in a bitter, drawn-out “renoviction” saga