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ANALYSIS: Why mortgage changes won’t loosen London’s tight rental market
The federal government’s move to allow first-time homebuyers to extend mortgages to 30 years is unlikely to filter down much relief for London renters fighting a tight vacancy rate and rising prices, industry watchers say.
Stacked townhouses, higher buildings in, single-family homes out: Mayor
London’s skyline could see dramatic changes both in the city’s busiest districts and its neighbourhoods as city councillors approved sweeping changes to the city’s master planning document. The 13-1 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting opens the door to 45-storey apartment towers downtown and four-storey stacked townhouses on neighbourhood “connector” streets, a designation the city […]
A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it | Great Lakes Now
By Kathryn Peiman, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Opposition builds to mayor’s push for more stacked townhouses
Community pushback is building as London city councillors prepare to debate proposed sweeping changes to London’s growth blueprint that would allow higher buildings and denser forms of housing across the city. A bundle of proposed changes to the London Plan, the city’s master planning document that dictates what can be built where in the city, […]
As Alumni Hall ages, Western University may shift graduations to downtown venue
Western University will be moving its graduation ceremonies off-campus starting in June 2025