Tag: City hall
‘More deaths coming’ as city weakens winter homeless outreach: Advocates
Londoners are going to die in greater numbers this winter because of city council’s one-two punch that’s cutting beds and outreach at the same time, homelessness leaders warn. “Where are people going to go? To the morgue,” community care worker Dan Oudshoorn of Sanctuary London said Thursday. “There’s a deep feeling of horror on the […]
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 […]
City hall unveils citizen-picked winners in $250K neighbourhood project program
After six days of online, phone and in-person voting, the results are in for this yearâs Neighbourhood Decision-Making program
City news: Bluffs building help, fire truck sale, cemetery niche, more
A pilot project will be extended in which Owen Sound building department staff will continue to provide building permit and inspection services for Georgian Bluffs. Also, city staff would support bylaw enforcement and any future short-term rental licensing program in the township by providing inspections and licences. The pilot started in May to solve a […]
In one Southwestern Ontario county, new rules urge respect for staff: ‘Long overdue’
Norfolk County residents are on notice â misbehave on public property and you might get the boot.
Council directs city staff to limit budget increase to 5%
So far, Owen Sound homeowners are facing an overall estimated four per cent tax levy increase on their property tax bill, city hall estimates show. If estimates hold, for a home assessed at $232,000, taxes would increase by $178.25, or $14.85 per month, a report to city council Monday says. The city uses 2016 assessed […]
Ark Aid lifeline part of budget talks, again
A London agency may get a lifeline from the city for shelter beds on the verge of closing in the middle of winter.
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
London’s cut of new federal transit fund $51M over 10 years: MP
London will receive a hefty $51 million from Ottawa over a decade in order to help build up its public transit, a local MP outlined Friday. Coming from the federal government’s $3-billion Canada Public Transit Fund announced this year, the city and London Transit Commission (LTC) can expect to receive an $5.1 million each year […]