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An 18-storey residential tower will rise, after all, from what is now an open pit on Ridout Street, after the developer struck a deal with the city avoiding legal action, said Adam Carapella, vice-pre

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An 18-storey residential tower will rise, after all, from what’s now an open pit on Ridout Street after the developer struck a deal with city hall avoiding legal action. Tricar Group had sued the city over delays in development permits, but a changing of the guard in the city’s planning department has resulted in speedier […]

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Councillors reject push to rename Plantation Road: ‘Manufactured controversy’

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London politicians have killed a six-year effort to rename a west London street with slave-era connotations after soundly rejecting a double-pronged attempt to restart the process. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, politicians voted 9-6 both against renaming Plantation Road to Larch Road, and conducting more public engagement to consider a renaming. “The history of the […]

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Flush with cash, London city council will debate whether to offer homeowners a  break on sky-high property tax increases or support social and cultural programs in the city.

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Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]