Tag: City hall
Trump tariffs: London leaders react to new lay of the land
Mayor Josh Morgan and the city’s economic development agency respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest decrees on tariffs
Frustration is mounting among some Covent Garden Market vendors as construction that shut down the front entrance will drag into the summer, cutting into all-important foot and patio traffic, they fea
Frustration is mounting among some Covent Garden Market vendors as construction that shut down the front entrance will drag into the summer
City council cuts funding for doctor recruitment, saving $80K
In a tight 8-7 vote, London city council has decided to pull its share of funding from a recruitment drive to bring desperately needed family doctors to the city. LFP’s Jack Moulton looks at the program: what it does, why funding was yanked, and what it will mean going forward. WHAT IS THE PROGRAM? The […]
Councillor loses bid to quash homeless drop-in services at Ark Aid
Funding for homeless drop-in services at Ark Aid Street Mission will continue to flow, despite the ward councillor putting up an intense fight to halt it. In a 9-5 vote at a city council meeting Tuesday, councillors resurrected a motion quashed at a committee meeting in March to give $611,000 to the agency so it […]
City councillors now in driver’s seat at London Transit
The governing body of London Transit has been disbanded by city council, and seven councillors, including the mayor, will take its place on a temporary basis. The four remaining members of the commission, Coun. Jerry Pribil, Stephanie Marentette, Scott Collyer and Sheryl Rooth, were dismissed in a 10-5 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Councillors […]